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The shark species "Argentine Angel shark"

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Argentine 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 argentina
English:
Argentine Angel shark
German:
Argentinischer Engelhai
Vulnerability
Category: Critically Endangered (CR)
Criteria: A2bd
Last evaluated: 2019
Trend: Decreasing




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