Cartilaginous fish · Squatiniformes · Squatinidae
Angelshark
Squatina squatina
Critically Endangered
At extremely high risk of imminent extinction in the wild.
The angelshark is a flattened, ray-like shark that buries itself in the sand and hunts from ambush. It was once common throughout the Mediterranean and the European Atlantic and has now disappeared from most of its range through bottom trawling. Its last great refuge is the Canary Islands, which have become the world stronghold of the species.
Weight
25 kg – 80 kg
Size
1.2 m – 2.4 m
Life expectancy
35 years
