Squatina aculeata Cuvier 1829

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 29-30

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346408
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scientific name	Squatina aculeata Cuvier 1829
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Squatina aculeata Cuvier 1829 View in CoL —Sawback angelshark

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Squatina aculeata View in CoL by Lteif (2015: 61). Recent unpublished record from Batroun (10 February 1999) .

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Angola and Namibia.

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