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{{Short description|Species of shark}}
{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
| name = Eastern Australian angelshark
| image =
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| image_caption =
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| status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
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| genus = Squatina
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| species = albipunctata
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| authority = [[Peter R. Last|Last]] & [[William Toby White|W. T. White]], 2008
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| range_map = Eastern Angelshark Range.png
| classis = [[Chondrichthyes]]
| range_map_caption = Range of the Eastern angelshark
| subclassis = [[Elasmobranchii]]
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| ordo = [[Squatiniformes]]
| familia = [[Squatinidae]]
| genus = ''[[Squatina]]''
| species = '''''S. albipunctata'''''
| binomial = ''Squatina albipunctata''
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| binomial_authority = [[Peter R. Last|Last]] & [[William T. White|W. T. White]], 2008
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The '''eastern angelshark''' (''Squatina albipunctata'') is an [[angelshark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Squatinidae]].
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The '''Eastern Australian angelshark''', ''Squatina albipunctata'', is an [[angel shark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Squatinidae]].


==Measurments==
==Measurements==
''Born:'' 30 cm TL; ''Mature:'' ~ 91 cm (M), 107 cm (F) TL; ''Max:'' 110 cm (M), 130 cm (F) TL.
''Born:'' 30 cm TL; ''Mature:'' ~ 91 cm (M), 107 cm (F) TL; ''Max:'' 110 cm (M), 130 cm (F) TL.


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''Colour:'' Are a yellow-brown to a chocolate-brown, obtains dense patterns of small white dark edged symmetrical spots, also with many large brownish blotches. Has white nuchal spot (no ocelli). Also has light unspotted unpaired fins. ''Body:'' Has a very short snout. Has concave interorbital space and heavy orbital thorns which can be distinguished from ''[[Squatina australis]]''. The nasal barbels have extended tips and lobate fringes. Has low lateral head folds. The spiracles are close to the eyes, and are wider than eye-length. Obtains strong orbital thorns, and no medial row of predorsal thorns are shown.
''Colour:'' Are a yellow-brown to a chocolate-brown, obtains dense patterns of small white dark edged symmetrical spots, also with many large brownish blotches. Has white nuchal spot (no ocelli). Also has light unspotted unpaired fins. ''Body:'' Has a very short snout. Has concave interorbital space and heavy orbital thorns which can be distinguished from ''[[Squatina australis]]''. The nasal barbels have extended tips and lobate fringes. Has low lateral head folds. The spiracles are close to the eyes, and are wider than eye-length. Obtains strong orbital thorns, and no medial row of predorsal thorns are shown.


==Distribution & Range==
==Distribution and range==
[[Pacific]]: eastern Australia. Found between Cairns, Queensland and Lakes Entrance, Victoria. 17°S - 38°S.
[[Pacific]]: eastern Australia. Found between Cairns, Queensland and Lakes Entrance, Victoria. 17°S - 38°S.


==Climate & Habitat==
==Climate and habitat==
Tropical; Outer continental shelf and upper slope, benthopelagic, marine. Usually found in sand, 37-4 15 m down, but occasionally up to 60 m.
Tropical; Outer continental shelf and upper slope, benthopelagic, marine. Usually found in sand, 37-4 15 m down, but occasionally up to 60 m.


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[[IUCN Red List]]: Vulnerable.
[[IUCN Red List]]: Vulnerable.


==Threat to Humans ==
==Threat to humans ==
Harmless.
Harmless.


==Resilience & Vulnerablity==
==Resilience and vulnerability==
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years; moderate to high vulnerablity.
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years; moderate to high vulnerability.


==References==
==References==
* [[Leonard Compagno|Compagno]], Dando, & Fowler, ''Sharks of the World'', Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
* [[Leonard Compagno|Compagno]], Dando, & Fowler, ''Sharks of the World'', Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 {{ISBN|0-691-12072-2}}
* Pogonoski, J. & Pollard, D. 2003. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/42729/all Squatina sp. nov. A]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
* Pogonoski, J. & Pollard, D. 2003. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/42729/all Squatina sp. nov. A]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140627000000/http://www.iucnredlist.org/ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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[[Category:Squatinidae|eastern angelshark]]
[[pt:Squatina sp. nov. A]]
[[Category:Marine fish of Eastern Australia]]
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[[Category:Fish described in 2008|eastern angelshark]]
[[Category:Taxa named by William Toby White|eastern angelshark]]

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Eastern angelshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Squatiniformes
Family: Squatinidae
Genus: Squatina
Species:
S. albipunctata
Binomial name
Squatina albipunctata
Range of the Eastern angelshark

The eastern angelshark (Squatina albipunctata) is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae.

Measurements

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Born: 30 cm TL; Mature: ~ 91 cm (M), 107 cm (F) TL; Max: 110 cm (M), 130 cm (F) TL.

Identification

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Colour: Are a yellow-brown to a chocolate-brown, obtains dense patterns of small white dark edged symmetrical spots, also with many large brownish blotches. Has white nuchal spot (no ocelli). Also has light unspotted unpaired fins. Body: Has a very short snout. Has concave interorbital space and heavy orbital thorns which can be distinguished from Squatina australis. The nasal barbels have extended tips and lobate fringes. Has low lateral head folds. The spiracles are close to the eyes, and are wider than eye-length. Obtains strong orbital thorns, and no medial row of predorsal thorns are shown.

Distribution and range

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Pacific: eastern Australia. Found between Cairns, Queensland and Lakes Entrance, Victoria. 17°S - 38°S.

Climate and habitat

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Tropical; Outer continental shelf and upper slope, benthopelagic, marine. Usually found in sand, 37-4 15 m down, but occasionally up to 60 m.

Behaviour

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Unknown.

Biology

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Diet: Probably feeds on bony fishes, crustaceans, and cephalopods. Reproduction: Up to 20 pups per litter.

Status

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IUCN Red List: Vulnerable.

Threat to humans

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Harmless.

Resilience and vulnerability

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Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years; moderate to high vulnerability.

References

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  • Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
  • Pogonoski, J. & Pollard, D. 2003. Squatina sp. nov. A. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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