Squatinidae


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Noun1.Squatinidae - bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks
family Squatinidae
fish family - any of various families of fish
Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Elasmobranchii, subclass Selachii - sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates
genus Squatina, Squatina - type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks
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Dos nuevas especies del genero Squatina (Chondrichthyes: Squatinidae) del Golfo de Mexico.
Diversidad y afinidades biogeograficas de los tiburones, rayas y quimeras (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii, Holocephali) de Mexico
This strategy is present in both pelagic (as in some Isurus) and benthic sharks (such as Scyliorhinidae or Squatinidae, Cappetta, 1987).
Morphometric discriminant analysis of isolated chondrichthyan scales for palaeoecological inferences: the Middle Triassic of the Iberian Chain (Spain) as a case of study
Our first impression was that it was a species of "Angelshark" (Squatinidae).
A note on Elasmobranches (sharks and rays) of UAE and Musandam, Oman, with special mention of Bowmouth Guitarfish or Shark Ray (Rhina ancylostoma)
But angel sharks (family Squatinidae) have proportionately larger jaws than any other species.
Shark teeth: form and function
Significant decreases in yearly landings were observed for Raja spp., Centrophorus granulosus, Mustelus spp., Torpedo spp., and Squatinidae (Fig.
Elasmobranch landings for the Portuguese commercial fishery from 1986 to 2001

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