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Sand devil
No image of Sand devil found in the Shark Database
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| Systematics |
Phylum: Vertebates (Chordata)
Class: Carlilagenous Fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order: Angelsharks (Squatiniformes)
Family: Angelsharks (Squatinidae)
Genus: Squatina (Squatina)
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| Name |
| Scientific: | Squatina dumeril |
| German: | Atlantischer Engelshai |
| English: | Sand devil, Atlantic angel shark |
| French: | Ange de mer de sable |
| Spanish: | Tiburón angel |
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| Appearance |
Bizarre-shaped shark. Flattened, ray-like form with free anterior pectoral lobes lateral to the gills. Eyes on dorsal surface, very big spiracles. Terminal mouth. Both dorsal fins are on caudal peduncle. Lower lobe of caudal fin is longer than the upper one.
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| Coloration |
Uniformly light beige, no ocelli (dark dots).
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| Distribution |
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts to Florida Keys, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean.
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| Biology |
Bottom-dweller, often in shallow water and buried in sand or mud. Found over the continental shelf and slope. A poorly known species.
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| Feeding |
Molluscs, crustaceans, flounders, rays, bottom-dwelling fishes.
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| Size |
Average size around 100 cm and 10 kg, maximum total length about 155 cm and 27kg.
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| Reproduction |
Aplacental viviparous (ovoviviparous). Up to 16 pups per litter. Births seem to take place in spring and early summer.
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| Similar Species |
Other angelsharks have a similar appearance and taxonomic features have to be used to clearly distinguish.
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| Endangerment |
Status in the IUCN
Red List:
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No Entry found in Red List.
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| Danger to Humans |
Harmless.
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