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Squatina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Squatiniformes
family
Squatinidae
genus
Squatina
species
Squatina squatina

Name

Synonyms
Cestracion angelorum Swainson, 1838
Rhina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Squalraia acephala de la Pylaie, 1835
Squalraia cervicata de la Pylaie, 1835
Squalus squatina Linnaeus, 1758
Squatina angelorum Swainson, 1838
Squatina angelus Blainville, 1825
Squatina angelus Gronow, 1854
Squatina europaea Swainson, 1839
Squatina laevis Cuvier, 1816
Squatina lewis Couch, 1825
Squatina squatini (Linnaeus, 1758)
Squatina vulgaris Risso, 1810
Homonyms
Squatina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
An bráthair in Irish
An bráthair in language.
Ange de mer in French
Ange de mer in French
Ange de mer in French
Ange de mer commun in French
Ange de mer commun in French
Angel in English
Angel in Spanish
Angel in English
Angel in Spanish
Angel fiddle fish in English
Angel fiddle fish in English
Angel puffy fish in English
Angel puffy fish in English
Angel ray in English
Angel ray in English
Angel shark in English
Angel shark in English
Angel shark in English
Angel shark in English
Angelfish in English
Angelino in Spanish
Angelino in Spanish
Angelo in Italian
Angelo di mare in Italian
Angelos in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Angelot in Spanish
Angelot in French
Angelot in Spanish
Angelot in French
Angelote in Spanish
Angelote in Spanish
Angelote in Spanish
Angelshark in English
Angelshark in English
Angelshark in English
Angelshark in English
Angeo in Italian
Anghelosrina in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Aniol morski in Polish
Aniol morski a. raszpia in Polish
Anioł morski in Polish
Anjo in Portuguese
Anjo in Portuguese
Anzolo in Italian
Baroaháfur in Icelandic
Baroaháfur in Icelandic
Boudroie in French
Boudroie in French

Bibliographic References

  1. Compagno, Leonard J. V. / Hamlett, William C., ed., 1999: Checklist of Living Elasmobranchs. Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. 471-498.
  2. Compagno, Leonard J. V., 1984: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 4, pt. 1.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  4. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  5. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  6. Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.
  7. Kullander, Stach, Nyman, Samuelsson, Hansson, Delling, Blom & Jilg (2016-04-17 22:00:00) Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna. Ryggsträngsdjur: Lansettfiskar–broskfiskar. Chordata: Branchiostomatidae–Chondrichthyes.
  8. Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp.
  9. Nijssen, H. (2001)
  10. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
  11. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
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