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Squatina david Acero, P., Tavera, Anguila & Hernández, 2016

David’s Angel Shark
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Suriname country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: According to descriptions and figures of Uyeno et al. (1983) and Cervigón and Alcalá (1999), the species reaches at least to Suriname (Ref. 110242).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ns.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/suriname
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Acero, A.P., J.J. Tavera, R. Anguila and L. Hernández, 2016
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Angelote de David, ... 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);  david: In honor of the first author’s son David (pronounced dahveed), who passed away 7 March 2011 [a noun in apposition, without the patronymic “i”]. (See ETYFish).

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 51 - 272 m (Ref. 117896).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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