Vari's angelshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Squatiniformes
Family: Squatinidae
Genus: Squatina
Species:
S. varii
Binomial name
Squatina varii
Vaz & Carvalho, 2018[2]
Range of Vari's angelshark

Vari's angelshark (Squatina varii) is an angelshark in the family Squatinidae found in Southwestern Atlantic, specifically Brazil.[2][1] It lives in the continental slope between latitudes 11° and 22°S, at the depths of 195–666 m (640–2,185 ft).[2][1]

Description

This species differs from other Southwestern Atlantic angel sharks in terms of several characteristics comparison, such as dorsal coloration, vertebral counts, dermal denticles, and pectoral fin feature.[2] The reproduction system is viviparous.[1][2] The maximum length for the females is 132 cm (52 in) and the males is around 120 cm (47 in).[2]

Habitat and distribution

Vari's angelshark inhabits continental shelf of eastern Brazil, ranging from Rio de Janeiro State to Sergipe State.[1] It presumably lives at depths of maximum 666 m (2,185 ft).[1] There are no deep-water Brazilian fisheries operating at those depths and thus saving this angelshark from possible exploitation.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rincon, G.; Barreto, R.; Charvet, P.; Faria, V.; Marcante, F.; Montealegre-Quijano, S.; Motta, F.; Nunes, J. (2019). "Squatina varii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T130389813A130390548. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T130389813A130390548.en.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vaz, D.F.B.; De Carvalho, M.R. (2018). "New species of Squatina (Squatiniformes: Squatinidae) from Brazil, with comments on the taxonomy of Angel sharks from the Central and Northwestern Atlantic". Copeia. 106 (1): 144–160. doi:10.1643/CI-17-606. S2CID 91037196.


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