CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Elasmobranchii (class) » Squatiniformes (order) » Squatinidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 024001 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Squatina australis Regan, 1906
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
Family:	37 24 Squatinidae (Angelsharks) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Australian Angelshark
Common Names List:	Australian angel shark angel shark
Organism Type:	an angel shark
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Coastal (0-40m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 024900 Squatina spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	024001

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19.
Occurrence locations [340] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 0 to 130 m.

Common/Standard Name Notes:

"angel shark" is the marketing name for this species

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:9d4245be-5f25-4863-8dcc-fafe8929dd88 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	3283 Checked on: 2020-10-20 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271666 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2022-05-08 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

Images:

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report