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>