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

Critically Endangered

Chilean angelshark

Squatina armata

The Chilean angelshark is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae found in the subtropical waters of Chile, that grows up to 1.03 metres (3 ft 5 in) in length.

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

Range and habitat

No country pin is stored for Chilean angelshark on this catalog. That is a missing field, not proof the animal has no range.

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

Breeding

Reproduction gives birth to live young.

In crisis

Chilean 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 Chilean angelshark, Wikidata item Q28757. 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.

Same genus

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Sawback angelshark

Squatina aculeata
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Argentine angelshark

Squatina argentina
Photograph of Japanese angelshark (Squatina japonica), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Japanese angelshark

Squatina japonica
Photograph of Smoothback angelshark (Squatina oculata), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Smoothback angelshark

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Quick answers

What is Chilean angelshark?
The Chilean angelshark is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae found in the subtropical waters of Chile, that grows up to 1.03 metres (3 ft 5 in) in length.
What is the conservation status of Chilean angelshark?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Squatina armata. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Chilean angelshark live?
The Chilean angelshark is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae found in the subtropical waters of Chile, that grows up to 1.03 metres (3 ft 5 in) in length.
Why is Chilean 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 armata?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Chilean angelshark a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.