order
Squatiniformes
Squatiniformes is an order in the class Elasmobranchii. This database currently files 29 species under it, 1 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 29
- Threatened
- 1
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 3%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
What is in Squatiniformes?
2 families filed directly under this order.
Squatinidae
monkfish, monkfish, pacific angel shark, monk fish …
27 speciesPseudorhina
Pseudorhina acanthoderma, Pseudorhina alifera
2 species
Best-known members of Squatiniformes
Ranked by popularity score.

Monkfish
Squatina squatina
Monkfish
Squatina aculeata
Pacific angel shark
Squatina californica
Monk fish
Squatina oculata
Japanese angelfish
Squatina japonica
Monkfish
Squatina australis
Sand devil
Squatina dumeril
Clouded angelshark
Squatina nebulosa
How threatened is Squatiniformes?
1 of 29 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 100% |
All species in Squatiniformes
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monkfish | Squatina squatina | Squatinidae | Critically Endangered | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Monkfish | Squatina aculeata | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pacific angel shark | Squatina californica | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Monk fish | Squatina oculata | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Japanese angelfish | Squatina japonica | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Monkfish | Squatina australis | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sand devil | Squatina dumeril | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Clouded angelshark | Squatina nebulosa | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| African angelshark | Squatina africana | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Longfin angelshark | Squatina argentina | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Taiwan angelfish | Squatina formosa | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Hidden angelshark | Squatina guggenheim | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Chilean angelshark | Squatina armata | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Indonesian angel shark | Squatina legnota | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Archbishop | Squatina tergocellata | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ocellated angelshark | Squatina tergocellatoides | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Eastern angel shark | Squatina albipunctata | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Western angel shark | Squatina pseudocellata | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Angular angelshark | Squatina punctata | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cailliet's angelshark | Squatina caillieti | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Hidden angelshark | Squatina occulta | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| David's angel shark | Squatina david | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Small-crested angelshark | Squatina mapama | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lea’s angelshark | Squatina leae | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Vari's angelshark | Squatina varii | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Pseudorhina acanthoderma | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Pseudorhina alifera | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squatina angelina | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squatina subserrata | Squatinidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |