Chilean angelshark

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The Chilean angelshark (Squatina armata) is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae found in the subtropical waters of Chile, that grows up to 1.03 metres (3 ft 5 in) in length. The holotype is lost. The species was redescribed and a neotype designated in 2024.[3] Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

Chilean angelshark
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squatiniformes
Family: Squatinidae
Genus: Squatina
Species:
S. armata
Binomial name
Squatina armata
(Philippi, 1887) [2]
Range of Chilean angelshark (in blue)
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Diet

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The Chilean angelshark mainly consumes lizardfish, teleosts and their remains, crustaceans, mollusks, elasmobranchs, and some species of shrimp. The species can be labeled as a selective, piscivorous, and carcinophagus predator. [4] They were also found to be specialist predators, meaning that they only feed on limited prey types and in specific environments.


References

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  1. ^ Dulvy, N.K., Acuña, E., Bustamante, C., Cevallos, A., Herman, K., Navia, A.F., Pardo, S.A. & Velez-Zuazo, X. 2020. Squatina armata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
  2. ^ Bailly, N. (2013). Bailly N (ed.). "Squatina armata (Philippi, 1887)". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Kraft, Sebastián; Fernández-Cisternas, Ítalo; Araya, Miguel; Concha, Francisco J. (2024). "Redescription of the Chilean angel shark Squatina armata (Philippi, 1887) (Squatiniformes, Squatinidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (932). doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.932.2515.
  4. ^ Velázquez-Chiquito, V.M.; Méndez-Macías, J.S.; Estupiñán-Montaño, C.; Galván-Magaña, F. (2021). "Dietary ecology and trophic level of adults of the Chilean angel shark Squatina armata Philippi 1887 in the Central-Eastern Pacific Ocean". Regional Studies in Marine Science. 43. doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101675.n (inactive 1 November 2024).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
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