Squatina aculeata Cuvier, 1829

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 101

Squatina aculeata Cuvier, 1829

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 188 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 30-500 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: CR – Critically endangered (A2bcd+3cd / 2019)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from western Mediterranean, Morocco, Senegal, Guinea to Nigeria, Gabon to Angola. Observed along the coast of Gabon on board of industrial trawlers (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.).