Description
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Reference |
IB0291 |
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Category |
Sharks and Rays |
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Family Name |
Angelsharks - SQUATINIDAE |
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Common Name |
Ornate Angelshark,swimming |
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Scientific Name |
Squatina tergocellata |
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Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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Notes |
Angelsharks are principally ambush predators. They lie camouflaged and immobile on the bottom, sometimes for weeks at a time. Their diet includes small fishes, crustaceans, squid and other invertebrates. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |
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