Image Bank - Sharks and Rays
Ornate Angelshark,swimming
Reference |
IB0291 |
Category |
Sharks and Rays |
Family Name |
Angelsharks - SQUATINIDAE |
Common Name |
Ornate Angelshark,swimming |
Scientific Name |
Squatina tergocellata |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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 |