Squatina nebulosa

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:species
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Squatinidae
gptkbp:age around 5 years
gptkbp:behavior demersal
gptkbp:body_style flattened body
gptkbp:breathability buccal pumping
gptkbp:class gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:color light to dark brown
brown or gray with darker spots
blunt and rounded
camouflaged for ambush
gptkbp:common_name sandy angelshark
gptkbp:conservation_efforts protected in some areas
gptkbp:conservation_status vulnerable
monitoring populations
gptkbp:cultural_significance not widely known
gptkbp:defines gptkb:Squatina_squatina
gptkbp:diet benthic fish
gptkbp:distribution Northwest Atlantic Ocean
gptkbp:ecological_role predator in benthic ecosystems
gptkbp:eye_color dorsal position
gptkbp:family gptkb:Squatinidae
gptkbp:fins pectoral fins enlarged
gptkbp:first_described_by by Cuvier in 1829
gptkbp:fishing_regulations bycatch in fisheries
trawling and gillnets
gptkbp:fossil_record Paleocene to present
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Squatina
gptkbp:habitat up to 100 meters
marine environments
sandy or muddy bottoms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Squatina nebulosa
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:length up to 1.5 meters
gptkbp:lifespan up to 15 years
gptkbp:local_names angel shark
gptkbp:migration non-migratory
gptkbp:order gptkb:Squatiniformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Skrull
gptkbp:points_system irregular spots
gptkbp:predators larger sharks and rays
gptkbp:related_species other angel sharks
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:scales rough skin with dermal denticles
gptkbp:social_structure solitary or in pairs
gptkbp:species five pairs
gptkbp:status understudied
gptkbp:tail_type long and slender
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:traded_on rarely kept in aquariums