David's angelshark

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. David's angelshark inhabits the northern coast of South America from Colombia to Suriname and is currently known from a depth between 100 and 150 m.^[2]

David's angelshark
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Squatiniformes
Family:	Squatinidae
Genus:	Squatina
Species:	S. david
Binomial name
Squatina david Acero P., Tavera Vargas, Anguila-Gómez, & Hernández-Beracasa, 2016

It is a sister species of the angular angel shark (Squatina guggenheim) and the hidden angelshark (Squatina occulta).^[2]