Sawback angelshark
📖 Overview
Found mainly on muddy bottom . Feeds on small sharks and jacks. Ovoviviparous . Utilized dried salted and fresh for human consumption; liver oil and hide also utilized .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Sawback angelshark is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
As with other angelsharks, the sawback angelshark is a bottom-dweller that tries to camouflage at the bottom of the ocean in order to ambush and capture its prey.
🦐 Diet
Sawback angelsharks are ambush predators, meaning they lie on the ocean floor and wait for their prey to pass by. They feed on small sharks, bony fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans.
🥚 Reproduction
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 500 m . Subtropical; 43°N - 19°S, 18°W - 30°E
🌿 Ecology
small sharks and jacks
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Monkfish · Sawback angelshark · Spiny Angelshark |
| 🏳️Catalan | Escat · Escat Veixigall |
| 🇩🇪German | Sägerücken-Engelhai · Sägerücken-Engelshai |
| 🌍ELL | Ακανθορίνα |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | piikkimerienkeli · Ruskomerienkeli |
| 🇫🇷French | Ange de mer épineux |
| 🌍HEB | מלאך-ים מגובשש |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Squadrolino · Squalo Angelo |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | トゲカスザメ |
| 🌍LIT | paprastasis plokščiakūnis ryklys |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Gestekelde zee-engel |
| 🇵🇱Polish | raszpla ciernista |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Anjo-espinhoso |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Обыкновенный морской ангел |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Angel · Angelote espinoso · Angelote Espinudo |
| 🌍TUR | keler · keler baligi · keler balığı |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhina aculeata | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Squatina fimbriata | Müller & Henle | 1839 | Heterotypic |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 662 records indexed .
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