Squatina squatina (Linnaeus 1758)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 31

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scientific name	Squatina squatina (Linnaeus 1758)
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Squatina squatina (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL —Angelshark

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Squatina squatina View in CoL , L. = Squatina angelus, Risso View in CoL by Gruvel (1931: 75); subsequently recorded as Squatina squatina (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 10); as Squatina squatina (Linnaeus) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 60); as Squatina squatina (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 54–55).

Distribution. Western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Norway south to Canary Islands and western Sahara.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (CR: A2bcd, 12 July 2017); Med. (CR: A2bcd+3d, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. High priority for conservation action.

Chimaeriformes