Hidden angel shark

Squatina occulta

Shark from the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Large
Tropical fish

The hidden angelshark (Squatina occulta) is a species of angelshark that was named by Carolus Maria Vooren and Kleber Grübel da Silva in 1991. It inhabits the Atlantic coastline of South America from southern Brazil to Argentina. Hidden angelsharks grow up to 124 cm in length and are ovoviviparous, meaning the embryos develop inside eggs that remain inside the mother's body until they are ready to hatch.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Angel Sharks
Family: Squatinidae
Genus: Squatina
Maximum length: 156 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Atlantic: southern Brazil to southern Uruguay.
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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