Squatina californica Ayres, 1859

Pacific angelshark

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Classification	Elasmobranchii \| Squatiniformes \| Squatinidae
Synonyms	... more
Common names	Ange de mer du Pacifique, Pez ángel del Pacífico, Pacific angel shark, ... more

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Main reference

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. (Ref. 247)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 152 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 247); max. reported age: 35 years (Ref. 6147)

Length at first maturity

, range 75 - 108 cm

Environment

Demersal; marine; depth range 3 - 205 m (Ref. 9253), usually 3 - 46 m (Ref. 54903)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 60°N - 22°N, 139°W - 104°W (Ref. 54903)

Eastern Pacific: southeastern Alaska to Gulf of California; Costa Rica to southern Chile.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0

Found on the continental shelf and littoral areas (Ref. 247).A sluggish and inactive species that buries itself in sand or mud (Ref. 247). Also found around rocks, heads of submarine canyons, and sometimes near kelp forests (Ref. 247). Feeds on bottom and epibenthic fishes, including croakers, California halibut, and squid (Ref. 247). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Can whip up its head and snap very quickly when touched, provoked, harassed, or speared, and can inflict painful lacerations (Ref. 247).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Lower Risk: near threatened (LR/nt)	Traumatogenic (Ref. 247)

Human uses
Fisheries: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5000

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (K=0.15-0.16; tm=8-13; tmax=35; Fec=6)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High vulnerability (65 of 100)	Medium

Entered by Carpenter, Kent E.

Modified by Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen

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