| Family: |
Squatinidae (Angel sharks) |
| Max. size: |
98.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); 56.6 cm TL (female); max.weight: 17 kg |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 37 - 415 m |
| Distribution: |
Pacific: Australia. Occurs off eastern Australia between Cairns, Queensland and Lakes Entrance, Victoria (Ref. 74939). |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 134-139. Body robust, strongly depressed anteriorly, firm. Trunk similarly depressed, almost ray-like,
deepest over abdomen. Not tapering abruptly at pelvic-fin insertion, tail strongly depressed, even at origin of caudal fin. Abdomen moderately elongate. Head broad, extended laterally, strongly depressed; oval in cross-section; Pectoral fins very large, expanded, base very fleshy; Pelvic fins large, elongate; Dorsal fins similar in size and shape, somewhat upright, close together; Dermal denticles densely covering entire dorsal surface of body (Ref. 74939). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 20 February 2015 (A2bd+3bd+4bd) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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