SMOOTHBACK ANGELSHARK

Squatina oculata

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IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

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        Smoothback angelshark
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Found on sand and mud bottom (Ref. 26999) of continental shelves and upper slopes (Ref. 247). Mostly between 50 and 100 m but deeper in the tropics (Ref. 247). Feeds on small fishes (Ref. 247). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Utilized fresh and dried salted for human consumption; liver oil and hide also used (Ref. 247).

	Ilisha fuerthii (Steindachner, 1875) Pacific ilisha
	Sprattus antipodum (Hector, 1872) New Zealand blueback sprat
	Parapercis colias (Forster, 1801) Blue cod
	Narcine indica Henle, 1834 Largespotted numbfish
	Entomacrodus cymatobiotus Schultz & Chapman, 1960 Pacific rockskipper

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