Squatina guggenheim (Brazilian subpopulation)
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
CHONDRICHTHYES |
SQUATINIFORMES |
SQUATINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Squatina guggenheim (Brazilian subpopulation) |
| Species Authority: |
Marini, 1936 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Angular Angel Shark |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Endangered
A1bd+2d
ver 2.3
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| Year Assessed: |
2000 |
| Assessor/s: |
Chiaramonte, G.E. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Musick, J.A. & Fowler, S. (Shark Red List Authority) |
Justification:
This is a common bottom-dwelling shark at depths of between 10-80 m in western South Atlantic coastal waters from Southern Brazil to Northern Argentina. Although not usually targeted, it is commonly captured and landed by unmanaged multi-species gillnet and bottom trawl fisheries, and 50% of landings are immature. Intensive exploitation in recent years has led to an 88% decrease in trawling CPUE for the angel sharks S. guggenheim and S. occulta in Southern Brazil (Vooren 1996), although landings remain high because of the increased fishing effort targeting more fecund species in the multi-species fishery.
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Geographic Range
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| Countries: |
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Atlantic – southeast
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Population
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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