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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squatiniformes (Angel sharks) > Squatinidae (Angel sharks)
Etymology: Squatina: Latin for skate, which angel sharks superficially resemble, presumably tautonymous with Squalus squatina Linnaeus 1758 (no species mentioned) (See ETYFish); tergocellata: tergum (L.), back; ocellata (L.), having little eyes (ocelli), referring to dark-edged and dark-spotted ocelli on dorsal surface (See ETYFish).

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 120 - 400 m (Ref. 41394), usually ? - 300 m (Ref. 6871). Temperate; 28°S - 36°S, 114°E - 136°E (Ref. 54910)

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Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to Australia.

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Maturity: L_m 120.0, range 115 - 125 cm
Max length : 135 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31576)

Found on the continental shelf and upper slope. Common in about 300 m depth (Ref. 6871). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Flesh is tasty (Ref. 6871).

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Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

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Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 247)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 05 June 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Traumatogenic

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Fisheries: commercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 10.3 - 16, mean 12.7 °C (based on 22 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00309 - 0.01025), b=3.06 (2.90 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.5 ±0.62 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Very high vulnerability (81 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Squatina tergocellata McCulloch, 1914