| Squatinidae (Angel sharks) |
| 152 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1 - 1375 m |
| Western Atlantic: southern New England, USA to the Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica and Venezuela. Also in Columbia (Ref. 26938). |
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A ray-shaped shark. Head narrowing to distinct neck at base of pectoral fins (Ref. 26938). |
| Occurs on the outer continental shelf and the upper slope. Found from shoreline to depths of 1,375 m (Ref. 26938). Benthic burrower; feeds on small bottom fishes, crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 27549). Ovoviviparous. Will bite when captured and can inflict nasty lacerations with its trap-like jaws and pointed teeth. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 June 2017 Ref. (130435)
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| traumatogenic |
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Type locality of Squatina dumeril, off coast of New York state (lectotype) (Ref. 117896). A seasonal visitor in summer and fall to Chesapeake Bay. Known occasionally from the lower bay, rarely from the upper bay. Feeds on bottom fishes, crustaceans, and molluscs. Occasionally caught by rod and reel and in bottom trawls (Ref. 27549). Museum: MNHN A.9692 (Paratype or syntype, east coast of North America). Present in Middle Atlantic, offshore and inshore south of Cape Hatteras (Ref. 37512). Also Ref. 93252. |
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