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Taxon:
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Squatina squatina
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- angel shark
(fish)
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Entity:
Squatina (Genus)
..Squatina aculeata (Species) - sawback angelshark
..Squatina africana (Species) - African angelshark
..Squatina albipunctata (Species)
..Squatina argentina (Species) - Argentine angel shark
..Squatina armata (Species)
..Squatina australis (Species) - Australian angelfish
..Squatina caillieti (Species)
..Squatina californica (Species) - angel shark
..Squatina dumeril (Species) - angel shark
..Squatina formosa (Species) - Taiwan angelfish
..Squatina guggenheim (Species) - angular angel shark
..Squatina japonica (Species) - Japanese angelfish
..Squatina legnota (Species)
..Squatina nebulosa (Species) - angel ray
..Squatina occulta (Species) - smoothback angel shark
..Squatina oculata (Species) - monk fish
..Squatina pseudocellata (Species)
..Squatina punctata (Species)
..Squatina tergocellata (Species) - ornate angelshark
..Squatina tergocellatoides (Species) - ocellated angelshark
..Squatina squatina (Species) - angel shark
Authorship
Original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 233.
Original rank
:
Subsequent generic combination
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Squatina
(Genus)
Duméril, 1805
Combinations
Basionym
:
Squalus squatina
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Different combination
:
Rhina squatina
Synonyms
Questionably
Synonymous name
:
Squalraia acephala
de la Pylaie, 1835
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Questionably
Synonymous name
:
Squalraia cervicata
de la Pylaie, 1835
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Squatina angelus
Gronow, 1854
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Squatina europaea
Swainson, 1839
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Squatina laevis
Cuvier, 1816
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Squatina lewis
Couch, 1825
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Squatina vulgaris
Risso, 1810
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
zee-engel
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
:
speelman
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
angel shark
:
angelfish
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Last updated:
28 Aug 2026