Species Squatina albipunctata Last & White, 2008
Eastern Angel Shark, Eastern Angelshark
- Squatina albipunctata Last, P.R. & White, W.T. 2008. Three new angel sharks (Chondrichthyes: Squatinidae) from the Indo-Australian region. Zootaxa 1734: 1-26 [5, figs 2, 3, 8a].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.6561–01, south of Lakes Entrance, VIC [38°42'S, 148°18'E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO C.4896; CSIRO CA.2842; CSIRO CA.3077; CSIRO H.594–01; CSIRO H.713–02; CSIRO H.864–02; CSIRO H.877–07; CSIRO H.1111–01; CSIRO H.1112–01; CSIRO H.1113–01; CSIRO H.1114–01.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Off Cairns, QLD (17°45'S) to off Lakes Entrance, VIC (38°42'S); subtropical
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
37–415 m
General References
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [148] (as Squatina sp. A)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [278] (as Squatina sp. A)
Common Name References
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [274] (Eastern Angel Shark)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [112] (Eastern Angelshark)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Apr-2012 | 03-Feb-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |