Western angelshark facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Western angelshark |
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Squatina
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pseudocellata
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The western angelshark (Squatina pseudocellata) is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae found on the tropical outer continental shelf off northern Western Australia, at depths of 130 to 310 metres (430 to 1,020 ft). Its length is up to 64 centimetres (25 in).
Reproduction is ovoviviparous, with up to 20 pups in a litter.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Squatina pseudocellata" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
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