- Classification
- CHONDRICHTHYES
- SQUATINIFORMES
- SQUATINIDAE
- Squatina
- tergocellata
Ornate Angelshark, Squatina tergocellata McCulloch 1914
Ornate Angelshark, Squatina tergocellata. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial
Ornate Angelshark, Squatina tergocellata McCulloch 1914
More Info
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Distribution |
Endemic to temperate waters of southern Australia, from Port Lincoln (South Australia) to Geraldton (Western Australia). |
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Size |
To a maximum total length of 100 cm. |
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Biology |
Ovoviviparous |
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Conservation |
IUCN Red List: Least Concern |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2024 |
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Resources |
Ornate Angelshark, Squatina tergocellata McCulloch 1914
References
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Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(1) pp. 1-249.
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp.
Daley, R.K., Stevens, J.D., Last, P.R. & Yearsley, G.K. 2002. Field Guide to Australian Sharks & Rays. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 84 pp.
Glover, C.J.M. 1994. Families, Pristiophoridae, Squatinidae. pp. 149-154 figs 124-132 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs.
Kyne, P.M., Walker, T.I. & Bennett, M.B. 2016. Squatina tergocellata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41863A68645801. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41863A68645801.en. Accessed on 02 July 2024.
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls.
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp.
May, J.L. & Maxwell, J.G.H. 1986. Field Guide to Trawl Fish from Temperate Waters of Australia. Hobart : CSIRO Division of Marine Research 492 pp.
McCulloch, A.R. 1914. Report on some fishes obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South and South-Western Australia. Part 2. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 2(3): 77-165 figs 1-15 pls 13-34. See ref at BHL
White, W. 2008. Shark Families Heterodontidae to Pristiophoridae. pp. 32-100 in Gomon. M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.
