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Archbishop

Squatina tergocellata McCulloch, 1914

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The archbishop (Squatina tergocellata) is a species in the family Squatinidae, order Squatiniformes.

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Quick facts about the archbishop

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the archbishop live?

Not recorded

Is the archbishop endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the archbishop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSquatiniformes
  5. familySquatinidae
  6. genusSquatina
  7. SpeciesSquatina tergocellata McCulloch, 1914
Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Angel sharkEnglish
  • Large-spotted angel sharkEnglish
  • Ornate angel-sharkEnglish
  • Ornate angelsharkEnglish
  • Spotted angel sharkEnglish
  • polorejnok jihoaustralskýCzech
  • Ornaten-EngelhaiGerman
  • rengasmerienkeliFinnish
  • Ange de mer ornéFrench
  • Squalo angelo ornatoItalian
  • Sierlijke zee-engelDutch
  • Пятнистый морской ангелRussian
  • Ange de mer bougeoisFrench
  • Южноавстралийская глазчатая скватинаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the archbishop

Other species in the same genus Squatina.

CR, Critically Endangered
Monkfish (Squatina squatina)

Monkfish

Squatina squatina

Squatinidae

Monkfish

Squatina aculeata

SquatinidaeNo free photo yet

Monk fish

Squatina oculata

SquatinidaeNo free photo yet

Monkfish

Squatina australis

SquatinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the archbishop?

The archbishop (Squatina tergocellata) belongs to the family Squatinidae in the order Squatiniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Archbishop (Squatina tergocellata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/archbishop

MLA

“Archbishop (Squatina tergocellata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/archbishop.

BibTeX
@misc{archbishop_2026,
  title = {Archbishop (Squatina tergocellata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/archbishop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}