Mexican angelshark
Species of shark
| Mexican angelshark | |
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Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Squatiniformes |
| Family: | Squatinidae |
| Genus: | Squatina |
| Species: | S. mexicana |
| Binomial name | |
| Squatina mexicana Castro-Aguirre, Espinoza-Pérez & Huidobro-Campos, 2007 | |
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Squatina mexicana head
The Mexican angelshark (Squatina mexicana) is a species of angelshark. It occurs at depths of 70–180 m in the Gulf of Mexico and reaches a length of 88 cm (35 in).[2]
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