Kingdom:
Animalia
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Phylum:
Chordata
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Class:
Elasmobranchii
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Order:
Squatiniformes
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Family:
Squatinidae
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Genus:
Squatina
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Species:
Squatina squatina
Angel - Squatina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758)
No photo available for this species
Paco Sánchez Aguado
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Critically Endangered (IUCN) |
|---|---|
| Protected by | 5 international agreements |
Distribution
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Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
World
Critically Endangered
Europe
Critically Endangered
EU
Not evaluated
EU conservation status
The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
| Legal text | Annex | Conditions | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ("OSPAR Convention") (OSPAR Convention) | Synonym for this species is listed in OSPAR Convention. See there for more details. | ||
| Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention) | In the Mediterranean | http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp | |
| Barcelona Convention Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol) |
http://rac-spa.org/protocol
http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf |
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| Synonym for this species is listed in Appendix III of the Barcelona Convention Protocol. See there for more details. |
http://rac-spa.org/protocol
http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf |
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| Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ("OSPAR Convention") (OSPAR Convention) | http://www.ospar.org/content...240000_000000_000000 |
Common names and synonyms
Common Name
 |
Language
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Reference
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|---|---|---|
| An bráthair | Irish (recte Irish Gaelic) | Fishbase |
| Ange de mer | French | Fishbase |
| Ange de mer commun | French | Fishbase |
| Angel | English | Fishbase |
| Angel | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Angel fiddle fish | English | Fishbase |
| Angel puffy fish | English | Fishbase |
| Angel ray | English | Fishbase |
| Angel shark | English | Fishbase |
| Angelino | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Angelos | Greek | Fishbase |
| Angelot | French | Fishbase |
| Angelot | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Angelote | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Angelshark | English | Fishbase |
| Anghelosrina | Greek | Fishbase |
| Aniol morski a. raszpia | Polish | Fishbase |
| Anjo | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Baroaháfur | Icelandic | Fishbase |
| Boudroie | French | Fishbase |
| Bourget peisange | French | Fishbase |
| Engelhai | German | Fishbase |
| Escat | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Escat jueu | English | Fishbase |
| Eskat común | Spanish | Fishbase |
| europäischer Meerengel | German | Fishbase |
| Havengel | Danish | Fishbase |
| Havengel | Norwegian | Fishbase |
| Havsängel | Swedish | Fishbase |
| Keler | Turkish | Fishbase |
| Lyra | Greek | Fishbase |
| Martrame | French | Fishbase |
| Meerengel | German | Fishbase |
| Mennejuela | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Merienkeli | Finnish | Fishbase |
| Pardón | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Peau de chagrin | French | Fishbase |
| Peï-angi | French | Fishbase |
| Peje-ángel | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Pesce angelo | Italian | Fishbase |
| Pez ángel | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Rína | Greek | Fishbase |
| Shagreen | English | Fishbase |
| Skadhine | Albanian | Fishbase |
| Skadhine e bute | Albanian | Fishbase |
| Sklat | Serbian | Fishbase |
| Skrápur | Icelandic | Fishbase |
| Squadro | Italian | Fishbase |
| Vexigall | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Vióli | Greek | Fishbase |
| Xkatlu | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Xkatlu komuni | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Zabalera | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Zeeängel | Dutch | Fishbase |
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Synonym
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Author
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|---|---|
| Squalus squatina | Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Squatina vulgaris | Risso, 1810 |
| Squatina angelus | Blainville, 1825 |
| Squatina laevis | Cuvier, 1816 |
| Squatina europaea | Swainson, 1839 |
| Squatina lewis | Couch, 1825 |
| Squalraia acephala | de la Pylaie, 1835 |
| Squalraia cervicata | de la Pylaie, 1835 |
| Squatina angelus | Gronow, 1854 |
Other resources
| CoL (accepted name) | Catalogue of Life |
| Fauna Europaea search | Fauna Europaea |
| FishBase | FishBase |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
| NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
| WoRMS | World Register of Marine Species |
