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Squatina nebulosa Regan, 1906

Clouded angelshark
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Squatina nebulosa
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Japan country information

Common names: Korozame
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from southern Japan (Ref. 559). Known in Okinawa Trough (Ref. 13360). Also Ref. 247.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Ange de mer nébuleux, Angelote nebuloso, 星云扁鲨, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squatiniformes (Angel sharks) > Squatinidae (Angel sharks)
Etymology: Squatina: Latin for skate, which angel sharks superficially resemble, presumably tautonymous with Squalus squatina Linnaeus 1758 (no species mentioned). (See ETYFish);  nebulosa: Latin for cloudy or dark, referring to its brown-black marbled coloration. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 54907).   Deep-water; 47°N - 22°N, 119°E - 142°E (Ref. 54907)

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