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- Pacific_angelshark abstract "The Pacific angelshark (Squatina californica) is a species of angel shark, family Squatinidae, found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to the Gulf of California, and from Ecuador to Chile, although those in the Gulf of California and southeastern Pacific may in fact be separate species. The Pacific angelshark inhabits shallow, coastal waters on sandy flats, usually near rocky reefs, kelp forests, or other underwater features. This species resembles other angel sharks in appearance, with a flattened body and greatly enlarged pectoral and pelvic fins. Characteristic features of this shark include a pair of cone-shaped barbels on its snout, angular pectoral fins, and a brown or gray dorsal coloration with many small dark markings. It attains a maximum length of 1.5 m (4.9 ft).An ambush predator, the Pacific angelshark conceals itself on the sea floor and waits for approaching prey, primarily bony fishes and squid. Prey are targeted visually and, with a quick upward thrust of the head, snatched in protrusible jaws. Individual sharks actively choose ideal ambush sites, where they stay for several days before moving on to a new one. This species is more active at night than during the day, when it stays buried in sediment and seldom moves. Reproduction is viviparous, with the embryos hatching inside the mother's uterus and being sustained by a yolk sac until birth. Females give birth to an average of six young every spring.Pacific angelsharks are not dangerous to humans unless provoked, in which case their bite can cause a painful injury. They are valued for their meat and are captured by commercial and recreational fishers across their range. A targeted gillnet fishery for this species began off Santa Barbara, California in 1976 and ended in 1994, after overfishing and new regulations led to its near-collapse. This species is now mainly fished in Mexican waters. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed this species as Near Threatened, as the Californian population is largely protected and recovering, while the impact of Mexican fisheries is unknown.".
- Pacific_angelshark binomialAuthority William_Orville_Ayres.
- Pacific_angelshark class Chondrichthyes.
- Pacific_angelshark class Elasmobranchii.
- Pacific_angelshark conservationStatus "NT".
- Pacific_angelshark conservationStatusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- Pacific_angelshark family Angel_shark.
- Pacific_angelshark genus Angel_shark.
- Pacific_angelshark kingdom Animal.
- Pacific_angelshark order Angel_shark.
- Pacific_angelshark phylum Chordate.
- Pacific_angelshark synonym "(* ambiguous synonym)".
- Pacific_angelshark synonym "----".
- Pacific_angelshark synonym "Rhina philippi* (Garman, 1913)".
- Pacific_angelshark thumbnail Squatina_californica.jpg?width=300.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageID "7332664".
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageLength "25764".
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageOutDegree "146".
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageRevisionID "640261913".
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Alaska.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Ambush_predator.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Anal_fin.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Angel_shark.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Angular_angel_shark.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Animal.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Aplacental_viviparous.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Atlantic_Ocean.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Baja_California.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Baja_California_Peninsula.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Baja_peninsula.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Barbel_(anatomy).
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Batoidea.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Batrachoididae.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Bay.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Bioluminescence.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Bony_fish.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Broadnose_sevengill_shark.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Bycatch.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink California.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink California_Academy_of_Sciences.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink California_halibut.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Cartilage.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Category:Squatinidae.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Category:Western_North_American_coastal_fauna.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Category:Western_South_American_coastal_fauna.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Caudal_fin.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Cestoda.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Channel_Islands_of_California.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Chile.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Chilean_angelshark.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Chondrichthyes.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Chordate.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Chromis_punctipinnis.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Cloaca.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Commercial_fishing.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Common_thresher.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Copepod.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Damselfish.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Decapterus_macrosoma.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Digestion.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Dinoflagellate.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Dorsal_fin.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Ecuador.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Elasmobranchii.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Embryo.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Estuaries.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Estuary.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Evolutionarily_Significant_Unit.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Evolutionary_Significant_Unit.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Eyespot_(mimicry).
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Fish_fin.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Fish_meal.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Fish_migration.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Fishmeal.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Flatfish.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Gall_bladder.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Gallbladder.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Genetic_diversity.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Gestation_period.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Gill.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Gill_slit.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Gillnet.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Gillnetting.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Great_white_shark.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Gulf_of_California.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Heterozygosity.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Human_gastrointestinal_tract.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Ichthyology.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Intestine.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Isthmus_of_Panama.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Kelp_Bass.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Kelp_bass.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Kelp_forest.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Leech.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Leonard_Compagno.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Lizardfish.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Mackerel.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Mating.
- Pacific_angelshark wikiPageWikiLink Mexico.