David's angelshark
David's angelshark (Squatina david) is a species of angelshark newly described in 2016. It can grow up to around 75cm in length and is coloured greyish to brownish yellow. Male specimen are dark-spotted, while females have abundant whitish spots. David's angelshark inhabits the northern coast of South America from Colombia to Suriname and is currently known from a depth between 100 and 150m.[1]
| David's angelshark | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Squatiniformes |
| Family: | Squatinidae |
| Genus: | Squatina |
| Species: | S. david |
| Binomial name | |
| Squatina david Acero P, Tavera Vargas, Anguila-Gómez & Hernández-Beracasa, 2016 | |
It is a sister species of the angular angel shark (Squatina guggenheim) and the hidden angelshark (Squatina occulta).[1]
References
- Acero, A.P., J.J. Tavera, R. Anguila and L. Hernández, 2016. A new southern Caribbean species of angel shark (Chondrichthyes, Squaliformes, Squatinidae), including phylogeny, and tempo of diversification of American species. Copeia 104(2):577–585. (http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1643/CI-15-292)
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