Ornate Angelshark
Squatina tergocellata
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
The ornate angelshark is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae endemic to southern Australia between latitudes 30°S and 35°S, at depths of 130–400 m (430–1,310 ft). It can reach lengths of up to 1.4 m (4.6 ft). Females tend to have a TL at 1150–1250 mm, while males range from a TL of 810–910 mm at sexual maturity. Reproduction is ovoviviparous, with two to nine pups per litter.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Squatiniformes
- Family
- Squatinidae
- Genus
- Squatina