| Chilean angelshark | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squatiniformes |
| Family: | Squatinidae |
| Genus: | Squatina |
| Species: | S. armata |
| Binomial name | |
| Squatina armata (Philippi, 1887) | |
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| Range of Chilean angelshark (in blue) | |
The Chilean angelshark (Squatina armata) is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae found in the subtropical waters of Chile, that grows up to 1.03 metres (3 ft 5 in) in length. The holotype is lost. The species was redescribed and a neotype designated in 2024. Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
Diet
The Chilean angelshark mainly consumes lizardfish, teleosts and their remains, crustaceans, mollusks, elasmobranchs, and some species of shrimp. The species can be labeled as a selective, piscivorous, and carcinophagus predator. They were also found to be specialist predators, meaning that they only feed on limited prey types and in specific environments.
References
- Dulvy, N.K., Acuña, E., Bustamante, C., Cevallos, A., Herman, K., Navia, A.F., Pardo, S.A. & Velez-Zuazo, X. 2020. Squatina armata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Bailly, N. (2013). Bailly N (ed.). "Squatina armata (Philippi, 1887)". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- Kraft, Sebastián; Fernández-Cisternas, Ítalo; Araya, Miguel; Concha, Francisco J. (2024). "Redescription of the Chilean angel shark Squatina armata (Philippi, 1887) (Squatiniformes, Squatinidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (932). doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.932.2515.
- Velázquez-Chiquito, V.M.; Méndez-Macías, J.S.; Estupiñán-Montaño, C.; Galván-Magaña, F. (2021). "Dietary ecology and trophic level of adults of the Chilean angel shark Squatina armata Philippi 1887 in the Central-Eastern Pacific Ocean". Regional Studies in Marine Science. 43. doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101675.n (inactive 1 November 2024).
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External links
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Squatina armata". FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 978-0-691-12072-0
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Squatina armata | |