Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Clouded angelshark (Squatina nebulosa), recorded as Endangered
Clouded angelshark (Squatina nebulosa). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Clouded angelshark

Squatina nebulosa

The clouded angelshark is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae found in the northwest Pacific from the southeastern Sea of Japan to Taiwan between latitudes 47° N and 22° N.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Squatina nebulosa
Taxonomy
Elasmobranchii · Squatiniformes · Squatinidae · Squatina

The shark or ray

Sharks, rays, and guitarfishes: cartilaginous fishes with denticle skin and no true bone.

Range and habitat

The clouded angelshark is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae found in the northwest Pacific from the southeastern Sea of Japan to Taiwan between latitudes 47° N and 22° N.

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

Clouded angelshark is 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 Clouded angelshark — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q28874. 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

Photograph of Sawback angelshark (Squatina aculeata), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sawback angelshark

Squatina aculeata
Photograph of Argentine angelshark (Squatina argentina), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Argentine angelshark

Squatina argentina
Photograph of Chilean angelshark (Squatina armata), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Chilean angelshark

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

Japanese angelshark

Squatina japonica

Quick answers

What is Clouded angelshark?
The clouded angelshark is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae found in the northwest Pacific from the southeastern Sea of Japan to Taiwan between latitudes 47° N and 22° N.
What is the conservation status of Clouded angelshark?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Squatina nebulosa. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Clouded angelshark live?
The clouded angelshark is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae found in the northwest Pacific from the southeastern Sea of Japan to Taiwan between latitudes 47° N and 22° N.
Why is Clouded angelshark in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Squatina nebulosa?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Clouded angelshark a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.