Squatina oculata Bonaparte, 1840

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 oculata Bonaparte, 1840

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 160 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range: 5-500 m

Migration: unknown

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

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Mediterranean and Morocco to Angola. The species has not been reported from many areas in the region over the past several decades and may now be absent from some areas due to heavy fishing pressure. Observed along the coast of Gabon by industrial trawlers (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.).