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Squatinidae (Angel sharks)
Etymology: Squatina: Latin for skate, which angel sharks superficially resemble, presumably tautonymous with Squalus squatina Linnaeus 1758 (no species mentioned) (See ETYFish); nebulosa: Latin for cloudy or dark, referring to its brown-black marbled coloration (See ETYFish).
More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 200 m (Ref. 54907). Deep-water; 47°N - 22°N, 119°E - 142°E (Ref. 54907)
Northwest Pacific: southeastern Sea of Japan to Taiwan, including Japan, Korea, China. Reported from the northern shelf of the South China Sea (Ref. 12082).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 163.0 cm TL (female)
Found on the continental shelves. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 247)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 11.8 - 23.5, mean 18.1 °C (based on 106 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00295 - 0.01551), b=3.07 (2.88 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.1 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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