Chilean angelshark

The Chilean angelshark (Squatina armata) is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae found in the subtropical waters of Chile, that grows up to 1.03 metres (3 ft 5 in) in length. The holotype is lost. The species was redescribed and a neotype designated in 2024.^[3] Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

Chilean angelshark
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Superorder:	Squalomorphi
Series:	Squatinida
Order:	Squatiniformes
Family:	Squatinidae
Genus:	Squatina
Species:	S. armata
Binomial name
Squatina armata (Philippi, 1887) [2]
Range of Chilean angelshark (in blue)

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Diet

The Chilean angelshark mainly consumes lizardfish, teleosts and their remains, crustaceans, mollusks, elasmobranchs, and some species of shrimp. The species can be labeled as a selective, piscivorous, and carcinophagus predator. ^[4] They were also found to be specialist predators, meaning that they only feed on limited prey types and in specific environments.