- Classification
- CHONDRICHTHYES
- SQUATINIFORMES
- SQUATINIDAE
- Squatina
- pseudocellata
Western Angelshark, Squatina pseudocellata Last & White 2008
Western Australian Angelshark, Squatina pseudocellata. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial
Western Angelshark, Squatina pseudocellata Last & White 2008
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Distribution |
Endemic to tropical and subtropical waters of Western Australia between Port Hedland and Dorre Island. The Western Angelshark lives on the bottom on the outer continental shelf and upper slope in depths of 150-312 m |
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Size |
To 75 cm TL |
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Conservation |
IUCN Red List: Data Deficient |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Western Angelshark, Squatina pseudocellata Last & White 2008
References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [as Squatina sp.]
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [as Squatina sp. B]
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [as Squatina sp. B]
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp.
Last, P.R. & White, W.T. 2008. Three new angel sharks (Chondrichthyes: Squatinidae) from the Indo-Australian region. Zootaxa 1734: 1-26
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1985. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [as Squatina tergocellata]
