Angel sharks (Squatinidae): A review of biological knowledge and exploitation

JR Ellis, J Barker, SR McCully Phillips… - Journal of Fish …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Angel sharks (Squatina spp.) are distributed in warm temperate to tropical waters around the
world. Many species occur in shelf seas and exhibit seasonal inshore–offshore migrations …

[HTML][HTML] Revision of the Western Indian Ocean Angel Sharks, Genus Squatina (Squatiniformes, Squatinidae), with Description of a New Species and Redescription of the African …

S Weigmann, DFB Vaz, KV Akhilesh, RH Leeney… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Angel sharks (genus Squatina) are small-to medium-sized sharks with
flattened bodies, that live on the seafloor. Until now, 23 valid species of angel sharks have …

Evolutionary trends in the elasmobranch neurocranium

JH Gayford, MD Brazeau, GJP Naylor - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The neurocranium (braincase) is one of the defining vertebrate characters. Housing the
brain and other key sensory organs, articulating with the jaws and contributing to the shape …

[PDF][PDF] A. & Robertson, DR (2021) Squatina mapama n. sp., a new cryptic species of angel shark (Elasmobranchii: Squatinidae) from the southwestern Caribbean Sea

DJ Long, DA Ebert, J Tavera… - Journal of the Ocean …, 2021 - oceansciencefoundation.org
Integrating both morphological and genetic data, we describe Squatina mapama, a new
species of the angel shark genus Squatina, found on the upper continental slope off the …

The genetics‐morphology‐behavior trifecta: Unraveling the single greatest limitation affecting our understanding of chondrichthyan evolution

JH Gayford - Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sharks, rays, and chimaera form the clade Chondrichthyes, an ancient group of
morphologically and ecologically diverse vertebrates that has played an important role in …

Tiger shark feeding on sirenian–first fossil evidence from the middle Miocene of the Styrian Basin (Austria)

I Feichtinger, I Fritz, UB Goehlich - Historical Biology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Based on a shark-bitten partial skeleton of an immature sirenian (Metaxytherium cf. medium)
from the middle Miocene of the Styrian Basin (Austria), we report on the oldest predator …

Redescription of the Chilean angel shark Squatina armata (Philippi, 1887)(Squatiniformes, Squatinidae)

S Kraft, Í Fernández-Cisternas… - European journal …, 2024 - europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu
Abstract Angel sharks (Squatina spp. Duméril, 1805) are a group of coastal benthic sharks
distributed worldwide, currently including threatened and understudied species. Two …