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The shark species "Pacific angel shark"

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Pacific angel shark
Pacific angel shark
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North America South America Africa Australia Europe Asia Coming soon Coming soon
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: Near Threatened (NT)
Criteria: -
Last evaluated: 2020
Trend: Decreasing




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