Squatina oculata Bonaparte, 1840

Smoothback angelshark

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Classification	Elasmobranchii \| Squatiniformes \| Squatinidae
Synonyms	... more
Common names	Ange de mer ocellé, Pez ángel, Monk fish, ... more

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Main reference

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. (Ref. 247)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 160 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 247); common length : 120 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. )

Environment

Demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 500 m (Ref. 10719), usually 50 - 100 m (Ref. 247)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 47°N - 29°S, 17°W - 37°E

Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean and Morocco to Angola.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0. An angelshark with large thorns on snout and above eyes but not on midback, weakly bifurcated nasal barbels and weakly fringed anterior nasal flaps, the first dorsal-fin origin usually well behind the rear tips of pelvic fin, and prominent white spots on body (Ref. 247)

Found on sand and mud bottom (Ref. 26999) of continental shelves and upper slopes (Ref. 247). Mostly between 50 and 100 m but deeper in the tropics (Ref. 247). Feeds on small fishes (Ref. 247). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Utilized fresh and dried salted for human consumption; liver oil and hide also used (Ref. 247).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Critically Endangered (CR) (A2bcd+3cd+4bcd)	Traumatogenic

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100)	Medium

Entered by Carpenter, Kent E.

Modified by Luna, Susan M.

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