David’s Angel Shark

Squatina david

Males dark spotted females white speckled

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Large
Tropical fish

David's angelshark (Squatina david) is a species of angelshark newly described in 2016. It can grow up to around 75 cm in length and is coloured greyish to brownish yellow. Male specimen are dark spotted, while females have abundant whitish spots.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Angel Sharks
Family: Squatinidae
Genus: Squatina
Maximum length: 78.7 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Atlantic: northern South America (Venezuela and Surinam) to Panama.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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