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The shark species "Angelshark"

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Angelshark
Angelshark
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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
Angelshark

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 squatina
English:
Angelshark
German:
Engelhai
French:
Ange de mer commun
Spanish:
Angelote
Vulnerability
Category: Critically Endangered (CR)
Criteria: A2bcd
Last evaluated: 2019
Trend: Decreasing




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