Ornate angelshark | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Squatiniformes |
Family: | Squatinidae |
Genus: | Squatina |
Species: | S. tergocellata |
Binomial name | |
Squatina tergocellata McCulloch, 1914 |
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Range of ornate angelshark (in blue) |
The ornate angelshark, Squatina tergocellata, is an angel shark of the family Squatinidae endemic to southeast Australia between latitudes 30° S and 35° S, at depths of between 130 and 400 m. Its length is up to 1.4 m.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous, with two to nine pups per litter.