Mexican angelshark
Mexican angelshark | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Squatiniformes |
Family: | Squatinidae |
Genus: | Squatina |
Species: | S. mexicana
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Binomial name | |
Squatina mexicana Castro-Aguirre, & , 2007
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Squatina mexicana head
The Mexican angelshark (Squatina mexicana) is a species of angelshark. It occurs at depths of 70–180 m in the Gulf of Mexico and reaches a length of 88 cm (35 in).[2]
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- ^ Baremore, I. 2019. Squatina dumeril. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T197087A22515424. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T197087A22515424.en. Downloaded on 21 December 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Squatina mexicana" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Squatinidae
- Fish of Mexico
- Fish of the Gulf of Mexico
- Fish described in 2007