Mexican angelshark

Mexican angelshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
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).[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Squatina mexicana" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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