Western angelshark

The western angelshark (Squatina pseudocellata) is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae found on the tropical outer continental shelf off northern Western Australia, at depths of 130 to 310 metres (430 to 1,020 ft). Its length is up to 64 centimetres (25 in).

Western angelshark
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Squatiniformes
Family:	Squatinidae
Genus:	Squatina
Species:	S. pseudocellata
Binomial name
Squatina pseudocellata Last & W. T. White, 2008
Range of the Western angelshark

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Reproduction is ovoviviparous, with up to 20 pups in a litter.