Squatina squatina
(Linnaeus,
1758) (Fish)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Image copyrights: Simon Rogerson
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squatiniformes |
| Family: | Squatinidae |
Image copyrights: Simon Rogerson
Description
Size: Max length 183 cm TL male/unsexed; 244 cm TL (female); common length 150 cm TL male/unsexed
Max. weight reported: 80.0 kg
No ocelli on body. Dorsal spines (total): 0.
Dioecious, internal (oviduct) fertilization, internal live bearers. Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk. Size at birth about 24 to 30 cm, with 9-20 young in a litter. Full term embryos weighed 189-200 g; no egg capsules found around ova or embryos; a biannual repoductive cycle is likely the case for this species.
Size: Max length 183 cm TL male/unsexed; 244 cm TL (female); common length 150 cm TL male/unsexed
Max. weight reported: 80.0 kg
No ocelli on body. Dorsal spines (total): 0.
Dioecious, internal (oviduct) fertilization, internal live bearers. Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk. Size at birth about 24 to 30 cm, with 9-20 young in a litter. Full term embryos weighed 189-200 g; no egg capsules found around ova or embryos; a biannual repoductive cycle is likely the case for this species.
Synonym (s)
• Squalraia acephala de la Pylaie, 1835
(Ambiguous synonym)
• Squalraia cervicata de la Pylaie, 1835
(Ambiguous synonym)
• Squalus squatina Linnaeus, 1758
(Senior synonym)
• Squatina angelus Blainville, 1825
(Junior synonym)
• Squatina angelus Gronow, 1854
(Junior synonym)
• Squatina europaea Swainson, 1839
(Junior synonym)
• Squatina laevis Cuvier, 1816
(Junior synonym)
• Squatina lewis Couch, 1825
(Junior synonym)
• Squatina vulgaris Risso, 1810
(Junior synonym)
• Squalraia acephala de la Pylaie, 1835
(Ambiguous synonym)
• Squalraia cervicata de la Pylaie, 1835
(Ambiguous synonym)
• Squalus squatina Linnaeus, 1758
(Senior synonym)
• Squatina angelus Blainville, 1825
(Junior synonym)
• Squatina angelus Gronow, 1854
(Junior synonym)
• Squatina europaea Swainson, 1839
(Junior synonym)
• Squatina laevis Cuvier, 1816
(Junior synonym)
• Squatina lewis Couch, 1825
(Junior synonym)
• Squatina vulgaris Risso, 1810
(Junior synonym)
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Importance: Commercial, Dangers
(Fisheries, gamefish
Traumatogenic)
Importance: Commercial, Dangers
(Fisheries, gamefish
Traumatogenic)
Ecology
Habitat: Demersal
Prey: Bony fishes, but also skates, crustaceans and mollusks
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
Habitat: Demersal
Prey: Bony fishes, but also skates, crustaceans and mollusks
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
Biogeography
• Kerala, Kochi INDIA (Record: 2000-2002)
• Kerala, Kochi INDIA (Record: 2000-2002)
Literature Source(s)
- Joshi, KK; Balachandran, K and Raje, SG (2008) Changes in the shark fishery at Cochin Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India The Marine Biological Association of India, Cochin, India 50(1) 103-105 Available at - NIO, Goa
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- (2003) IUCN Red list of threatened species Available at - http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Froese, R and Pauly, D (2000) Fishbase 2000: Concepts, design and data sources ICLARM 344 pp Available at - http://www.fishbase.org
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