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Order Elasmobranchii 🍽️ 3 Edible 🎣 4 Game Fish ⚠️ 4 Venomous

Squaliformes

Families
6
Species
142
Max Length
440 cm
Max Weight
21.3 kg
Avg Trophic
4.13
Threatened
7

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
23 spp.
Chile
21 spp.
New Zealand
15 spp.
Brazil
13 spp.
Portugal
12 spp.
Norway
11 spp.
Mozambique
11 spp.
Greece
7 spp.
Israel
6 spp.
Mauritius
6 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
3,700 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
142

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
NT
VU
EN
DD
Least Concern 72
Near Threatened 12
Vulnerable 16
Endangered 14
Critically Endangered 1
Data Deficient 22