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The shark species "Pacific angel shark"

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Pacific angel shark
Pacific angel shark
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Photo © Jeremy Safford-Deitsch

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North America South America Africa Australia Europe Asia Coming soon Coming soon
Pacific angel shark

Rough area of distribution

Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animals (Animalia)
Phylum:
Vertebrates (Chordata)
Class:
Cartilagenous fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order:
Angelsharks (Squatiniformes)
Family:
Angelsharks (Squatinidae)
Genus:
Squatina
Names
Scientific:
Squatina californica
English:
Pacific angel shark
German:
Pazifischer Engelhai
French:
Ange de mer du Pacifique
Spanish:
Pez angel del Pacifico
Vulnerability
Category: Vulnerable (VU)
Criteria: A2bd
Last evaluated: 2025
Trend: Decreasing




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