Squatinidae (Angel sharks) |
134.1 cm TL (male/unsexed); 47.1 cm TL (female) |
benthopelagic; marine |
Indian Ocean: Indonesia. Occurs off southern Indonesia. Palabuhanratu in West Java, Cilacap in Central Java, Kedonganan in Bali, and Tanjung Luar in Lombok. Depth information not known. |
Body strongly depressed anteriorly, firm; trunk strongly depressed, almost ray-like, deepest
over abdomen; not tapering abruptly at pelvic-fin insertion, tail strongly depressed, even at origin of caudal fin. Abdomen moderately elongate. Head broad, extended laterally, strongly depressed; oval in cross-section; subcircular, with truncate anterior margin when viewed from above. Mouth large, terminal. Dermal denticles covering entire dorsal surface of body; less dense, absent on posterior borders of fins (Ref. 74939). |
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Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 21 November 2019 (A2bd) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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