Chilean angelshark

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. Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

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

Diet

The Chilean Armata 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. [3] They were also found to be specialist predators, meaning that they only feed on limited prey types and in specific environments.


References
  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. 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.
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