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The shark species "Eastern Angel Shark"

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Eastern Angel Shark
Eastern Angel Shark
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North America South America Africa Australia Europe Asia Coming soon Coming soon
Eastern 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 albipunctata
English:
Eastern Angel Shark
German:
Weissflecken Engelhai
Vulnerability
Category: Vulnerable (VU)
Criteria: A2bd+3bd+4bd
Last evaluated: 2016
Trend: Decreasing




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