Best Squatinidae
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The angelshark is Squatina squatina, a flattened eastern Atlantic shark notable for once being common in Europe but now Critically Endangered.
The Pacific angelshark is Squatina californica, a flattened ambush shark notable for being common off California and Baja California.
The sawback angelshark is Squatina aculeata, an eastern Atlantic angel shark notable for thorny midline spines and Critically Endangered status.
The smoothback angelshark is Squatina oculata, an eastern Atlantic angel shark notable for eye-like spots and Critically Endangered status.
Oxynotus sp., a deep-water shark bearing distinctive sail-like dorsal fins and heavily ridged rough skin, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
The Japanese angelshark is Squatina japonica, a northwest Pacific ambush shark notable for its range around Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan.
The Australian angelshark is Squatina australis, a bottom-dwelling shark notable as an endemic species of southern Australian waters.
The African angelshark is Squatina africana, a western Indian Ocean angel shark notable for its range from South Africa to Mozambique.
The clouded angelshark is Squatina nebulosa, a northwest Pacific species notable for its mottled body and records from Japan and nearby seas.
The ocellated angelshark is Squatina tergocellatoides, an Australian angel shark notable for dark eye-like dorsal spots.
The Taiwan angelshark is Squatina formosa, a rare angel shark notable for being described from Taiwan and nearby northwest Pacific waters.
