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Squatinidae
African angelshark
Squatina africana
Shark of the South African Coast
- Cross-climate
- Temperate
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Africa
- Large
- Tropical fish
Cross-climate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
LargeThe African angelshark (Squatina africana) is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Angel Sharks
- Family
- Squatinidae
- Genus
- Squatina
- Maximum length
- 84 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Western Indian Ocean: tropical and warm temperate waters from Tanzania to the eastern Cape coast of South Africa.
- Conservation status
- NTNear Threatened
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
