The clouded angelshark (''Squatina nebulosa'') is an

angelshark Angel sharks are sharks belonging to the genus ''Squatina''. They are the only living members of the family Squatinidae and order Squatiniformes. They commonly inhabit sandy seabeds close to in depth. ''Squatina'' and other Squatiniformes d ...

of the

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Squatinidae Squatiniformes is an order of sharks belonging to Squalomorphi. It contains only a single living genus ''Squatina'', commonly known as angelsharks. The oldest genus of the order, ''Pseudorhina'' is known from the Late Jurassic of Europe. Three oth ...

found in the northwest

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from the southeastern

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between

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s 47° N and 22° N. Its length is up to 1.63 m. Reproduction is

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References

* * Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, ''Sharks of the World'',

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, New Jersey 2005 * Walsh JH and DA Ebert. 2007.
A review of the systematics of western North Pacific angel sharks, genus Squatina, with redescriptions of ''Squatina formosa'', ''S. japonica'', and ''S. nebulosa'' (Chondrichthyes: Squatiniformes, Squatinidae).
Zootaxa 1551: 31-47. {{DEFAULTSORT:angleshark, clouded clouded angelshark Marine fauna of East Asia Vulnerable fauna of Asia clouded angelshark Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan