Squatina heteroptera
| Squatina heteroptera | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squatiniformes |
| Family: | Squatinidae |
| Genus: | Squatina |
| Species: | S. heteroptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Squatina heteroptera Castro-Aguirre, Espinoza-Pérez & Huidobro-Campos, 2007 | |
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The disparate angelshark (Squatina heteroptera) is a species of angelshark. It occurs at depths down to 164 m in the Gulf of Mexico and reaches a length of 49 cm (19 in). Heteroptera in its name refers to the difference in size, shape and area of the two dorsal fins.[1]
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- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Squatina heteroptera" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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