Squatina mexicana, Mexican angel shark

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Squatina mexicana Castro-Aguirre, Espinosa Pérez & Huidobro Campos, 2007

Mexican angel shark
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Elasmobranchii (hajar och rockor) (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);  mexicana: Named for its type locality, Mexico..

Issue
Synonym of Squatina dumeril according to (Weigmann, 2016, Ref. 106604).

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


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