Suriname country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: According to descriptions and figures of Uyeno et al. (1983) and Cervigón and Alcalá (1999), the species reaches at least to Suriname (Ref. 110242).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ns.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/suriname
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Acero, A.P., J.J. Tavera, R. Anguila and L. Hernández, 2016
National Database:

Common names from other countries

David's Angel Shark, Angelote de David, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranquios (tiburones y rayas) (sharks and rays) > Squatiniformes (Angel sharks) > Squatinidae (Angel sharks)
Etymology: Squatina: Latin for skate, which angel sharks superficially resemble, presumably tautonymous with Squalus squatina Linnaeus 1758 (no species mentioned). (See ETYFish); david: In honor of the first author’s son David (pronounced dahveed), who passed away 7 March 2011 [a noun in apposition, without the patronymic “i”]. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 51 - 272 m (Ref. 117896). Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: northern South America (Venezuela and Surinam) to Panama.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 78.7 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 110242); 74.8 cm TL (female)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Espinas anales: 0. Diagnosis: Mid-dorsal line lacking thorns or enlarged, sharp, pointed dermal denticles; eye-spiracle distance larger than 1.5 times eye diameter in specimens larger than 60 cm TL; each nasal flap with 2 rod-like barbels, outer barbel divided; coloration grayish to brownish yellow, male dark-spotted, females with abundant whitish spots (Ref. 110242).

Currently known from depths between 100-151m (Ref. 110242).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Colaboradores

Acero, A.P., J.J. Tavera, R. Anguila and L. Hernández, 2016. A new southern Caribbean species of angel shark (Chondrichthyes, Squaliformes, Squatinidae), including phylogeny, and tempo of diversification of american species. Copeia 104(2):577-585. (Ref. 110242)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Squatina david Acero, P., Tavera, Anguila & Hernández, 2016