Squatina tergocellatoides, Ocellated angelshark

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Squatina tergocellatoides Chen, 1963

Ocellated angelshark
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Elasmobranchii (hajar och rockor) (sharks and rays) > Squatiniformes (Angel sharks) > 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);  tergocellatoides: -oides, Greek suffix meaning like, resembling, having the form of: described as “closely allied” to S. tergocellata but with a different color pattern, much longer tail, more numerous snout tubercles, and no medial series of dorsal tubercles. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi


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