Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Argentine angelshark (Squatina argentina), recorded as Critically Endangered
Argentine angelshark (Squatina argentina). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Argentine angelshark

Squatina argentina

The Argentine angelshark is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Squatina argentina
Taxonomy
Elasmobranchii · Squatiniformes · Squatinidae · Squatina

Appearance

Colour: Are a purplish-brown color with many scattered dark brown spots (with no white), that are mostly in circular groups around a central spot. Obtains enlarged thorns on snout, and not back.

Range and habitat

Found 50 – 320 m (usually 100 – 400 m) down.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Sharks and rays grow slowly and have few young. A fishery that treats them as bycatch can empty a coastal form.

In crisis

Argentine angelshark is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Argentine angelshark, Wikidata item Q28845. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Chilean angelshark

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Quick answers

What is Argentine angelshark?
The Argentine angelshark is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae.
What is the conservation status of Argentine angelshark?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Squatina argentina. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Argentine angelshark live?
Found 50 – 320 m (usually 100 – 400 m) down.
Why is Argentine angelshark in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Squatina argentina?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Argentine angelshark a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.