Revision of the Western Indian Ocean Angel Sharks, Genus <i>Squatina</i> (Squatiniformes, Squatinidae), with Description of a New Species and Redescription of the African Angel Shark <i>Squatina africana</i> Regan, 1908

Revision of the Western Indian Ocean Angel Sharks, Genus <i>Squatina</i> (Squatiniformes, Squatinidae), with Description of a New Species and Redescription of the African Angel Shark <i>Squatina africana</i> Regan, 1908

Sampling efforts on the Saya de Malha Bank (part of the Mascarene Plateau, western Indian Ocean) unveiled three unusual small juvenile angel shark specimens, that were a much paler color than the only known western Indian Ocean species, <i>Squatina africana</i> Regan, 1908. However, it t...

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Main Authors: Simon Weigmann, Diego F. B. Vaz, K. V. Akhilesh, Ruth H. Leeney, Gavin J. P. Naylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Biology
Subjects:
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
angel sharks
systematics
taxonomy
diversity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/7/975

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