Misplaced Pages

Mexican angelshark

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from Squatina mexicana) Species of shark

Mexican angelshark
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squatiniformes
Family: Squatinidae
Genus: Squatina
Species: S. mexicana
Binomial name
Squatina mexicana
Castro-Aguirre, Espinoza-Pérez & Huidobro-Campos, 2007
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).

References

  1. Baremore, I. (2019). "Squatina dumeril". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T197087A22515424. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T197087A22515424.en. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Squatina mexicana". FishBase.
Taxon identifiers
Squatina mexicana
Categories: