35 pacific angel shark
DESCRIPTION
Life Strategy: long gestation period results in immediate survival of pups. annual breeding cycle. typically solitary Common Name: Pacific Angel Shark Family: Squatinidae Food / Feed Strategy: carnivores, primarily eat bony fishes and cephalopods. Geography / Habitat: bottom-dweller, shallow waters, Eastern Pacific coastline, California to Chile Title: Saltwater Fishes Species #: 35TRANSCRIPT
Title: Saltwater Fishes Species #: 35
Common Name: Pacific Angel Shark
Scientific Name: Squatina californicaKingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Squatiniformes
Family: Squatinidae
Geography / Habitat: bottom-dweller, shallow waters, Eastern Pacific coastline, California to Chile
Life Strategy: long gestation period results in immediate survival of pups. annual breeding cycle. typically solitary
Food / Feed Strategy: carnivores, primarily eat bony fishes and cephalopods.
Body Form or Style: Depressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Inferior Citation: "Sawback Angelsharks, Squatina Aculeata at MarineBio.org." MarineBio.org -
Marine Biology, Ocean Life Conservation, Sea Creatures, Biodiversity, Oceans Research... Web. 12 Dec. 2011. <http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=502>