Australian Angelshark (species: Squatina australis) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Squatina australis
Australian Angelshark


©Nick Long: Australian Angelshark (Squatina australis)

©Mark Norman / Museum Victoria: Australian Angelshark (Squatina australis)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Elasmobranchii
Order Squatiniformes
Family Squatinidae
Genus Squatina
Species Squatina australis
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 152 cm (TL)

Depth range

  • From 0 m to 130 m

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Inhabits sand and mud bottoms, often in seagrass beds or adjacent to rocky reefs. Spends its day buried, ingesting anything that moves too close, but it emerges from the sand or mud at night to actively forage.

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