ADW: Squatina: CLASSIFICATION

Squatina

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
- Eumetazoametazoans
  - Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
    - Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
      - PhylumChordatachordates
        Craniatacraniates
        SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
        SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
        ClassChondrichthyesrays, sharks, and relatives
        Elasmobranchii
        OrderSquatiniformes
        FamilySquatinidaeAngel sharks
        GenusSquatina
        SpeciesSquatina aculeataSawback angel shark
        SpeciesSquatina africanaAfrican angel shark
        SpeciesSquatina albipunctata
        SpeciesSquatina argentinaArgentine Angel shark
        SpeciesSquatina armataAngel shark
        SpeciesSquatina australisAngel shark
        SpeciesSquatina californicaAngel shark
        SpeciesSquatina dumerilAngel shark
        SpeciesSquatina formosaTaiwan angel shark
        SpeciesSquatina guggenheimAngular angel shark
        SpeciesSquatina heteroptera
        SpeciesSquatina japonicaChange angel shark
        SpeciesSquatina legnota
        SpeciesSquatina mexicana
        SpeciesSquatina nebulosaAngel ray
        SpeciesSquatina occultaHidden angel shark
        SpeciesSquatina oculataMonk fish
        SpeciesSquatina pseudocellata
        SpeciesSquatina punctata
        SpeciesSquatina squatinaFiddle fish
        SpeciesSquatina tergocellataAngel shark
        SpeciesSquatina tergocellatoidesOcellated angel shark

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Classification

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
PhylumChordatachordates
SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
ClassChondrichthyesrays, sharks, and relatives
OrderSquatiniformes
FamilySquatinidaeAngel sharks
GenusSquatina

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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