Mexican angelshark
The Mexican angelshark (Squatina mexicana) is a species of angelshark. It occurs at depths of 70–180 m in the Gulf of Mexico and reaches a length of 88 cm (35 in).[1]
Mexican angelshark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Squatiniformes |
Family: | Squatinidae |
Genus: | Squatina |
Species: | S. mexicana |
Binomial name | |
Squatina mexicana Castro-Aguirre, Espinoza-Pérez & Huidobro-Campos, 2007 | |
References
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- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Squatina mexicana" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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