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Angel Sharks. Order Squatiniformes |
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Page 2 of 3 Characteristics of Angel Sharks
Order Squatiniformes # of Species
| 19
| Body shape
| Body flattened top-to-bottom. Eyes on top. Many species grow to 5 feet. | Mouth position
| Terminal mouth; blunt snout | Anal fin
| No | Dorsal Fin
| 2 | Fin spines
| No | # of Gill slits
| 5 | Reproduction
| Ovoviviparous (eggs develop in the mother’s body and are born alive). | Unique qualities
| Shape; eyes & spiracle at top of head; fleshy barbels | Habitat
| Marine; from temperate to tropical; bottom dwelling; Eastern and western Atlantic, southwestern Indian, eastern and western Pacific oceans; Depths from intertidal to 4,560 feet | Food
| Small bony fishes, crustaceans, cephalopods, bivalves, and gastropods |
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