Ocellated angelshark
Species of shark
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The ocellated angelshark (Squatina tergocellatoides) is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae found only from the Taiwan Straits in the western Pacific between latitudes 28 and 22°N and in northern Malaysia. Its length is up to 63 cm.
| Ocellated angelshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Squatiniformes |
| Family: | Squatinidae |
| Genus: | Squatina |
| Species: | S. tergocellatoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Squatina tergocellatoides J. S. T. F. Chen, 1963 | |
| Range of ocellated angelshark (in blue) | |
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.