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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squatiniformes |
| Family: | Squatinidae |
| Genus: | Squatina |
| Species: | S. david
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| Binomial name | |
| Squatina david Acero P., Tavera Vargas, Anguila-Gómez, & Hernández-Beracasa, 2016
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It is a sister species of the angular angel shark (Squatina guggenheim) and the hidden angelshark (Squatina occulta).[2]
References
edit- ^ Acero, A.; Tavera, J.; Charvet, P.; Lasso-Alcalá, O.; Mejía-Falla, P.A.; Navia, A.F.; Rincon, G. (2019). "Squatina david". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T116880357A116880434. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T116880357A116880434.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Acero, A. P., J.J. Tavera, R. Anguila and L. Hernández, 2016. A new southern Caribbean species of angel shark (Chondrichthyes, Squaliformes, Squatinidae), including phylogeny, and tempo of diversification of American species. Copeia 104(2):577–585. (http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1643/CI-15-292)