Squatinidae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Squatinidae
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fish
gptkbp:analFin absent
gptkbp:camouflage buries in sand
gptkbp:class gptkb:Chondrichthyes
gptkbp:commercialUse fished for meat and fins
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:angel_sharks
gptkbp:conservationStatus threatened
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature broad pectoral fins
eyes and spiracles on top of head
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:dorsalFins two
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:André_Marie_Constant_Duméril
1806
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Squatinidae
gptkbp:IUCNStatus critically endangered (some species)
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Squatina_californica
gptkb:Squatina_dumeril
gptkb:Squatina_squatina
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies about 23
gptkbp:order gptkb:Squatiniformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators gptkb:fish
crustaceans
large sharks
mollusks
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:shape flattened
gptkbp:tailLength short
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Squatina_squatina
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Squatiniformes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6