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Order Elasmobranchii 🍽️ 4 Edible 🎣 2 Game Fish ⚠️ 12 Venomous

Squatiniformes

Families
1
Species
27
Max Length
200 cm
Max Weight
80.0 kg
Avg Trophic
4.03
Threatened
10

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Squatiniformes
Family
Squatinidae

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Greece
3 spp.
Norway
3 spp.
Brazil
2 spp.
Israel
2 spp.
Taiwan
2 spp.
Benin
1 spp.
Mauritius
1 spp.
United Kingdom
1 spp.
Sweden
1 spp.
Chile
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

carnivore
100%
1
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
1,375 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
27

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
NT
VU
EN
CR
DD
Least Concern 6
Near Threatened 2
Vulnerable 2
Endangered 5
Critically Endangered 8
Data Deficient 2