Squatina oculata Bonaparte 1840

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 30

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346747
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scientific name	Squatina oculata Bonaparte 1840
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Squatina oculata Bonaparte 1840 View in CoL —Smoothback angelshark

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Squatina oculata View in CoL by Lteif (2015: 61). Recent unpublished record from Tyre (10 April 2019) .

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Morocco south to Namibia.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (CR: A2bcd+3cd, 19 June 2017); Med. (CR: A2bcd+3cd, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Significant decline in the last two decades. High priority for conservation action.