Australian Angelshark
Squatina australis
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
The Australian angelshark is a species of angelshark, family Squatinidae, found in the subtropical waters of southern Australia from Western Australia to New South Wales between latitudes 18°S and 41°S, at depths down to 255 m (840 ft). Its length is up to 1.52 m (5 ft). Reproduction is ovoviviparous, with up to 20 pups in a litter.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Squatiniformes
- Family
- Squatinidae
- Genus
- Squatina