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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.

  1. Squatinidae

    monkfish, monkfish, pacific angel shark, monk fish …

    27 species
  2. Pseudorhina

    Pseudorhina acanthoderma, Pseudorhina alifera

    2 species

Best-known members of Squatiniformes

Ranked by popularity score.

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

Sand devil

Squatina dumeril

SquatinidaeNo free photo yet

How threatened is Squatiniformes?

1 of 29 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
CRCritically Endangered1100%

All species in Squatiniformes

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
MonkfishSquatina squatinaSquatinidaeCritically EndangeredNot recordedNot recorded
MonkfishSquatina aculeataSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pacific angel sharkSquatina californicaSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Monk fishSquatina oculataSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Japanese angelfishSquatina japonicaSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
MonkfishSquatina australisSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Sand devilSquatina dumerilSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Clouded angelsharkSquatina nebulosaSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
African angelsharkSquatina africanaSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Longfin angelsharkSquatina argentinaSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Taiwan angelfishSquatina formosaSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Hidden angelsharkSquatina guggenheimSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Chilean angelsharkSquatina armataSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Indonesian angel sharkSquatina legnotaSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
ArchbishopSquatina tergocellataSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Ocellated angelsharkSquatina tergocellatoidesSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Eastern angel sharkSquatina albipunctataSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Western angel sharkSquatina pseudocellataSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Angular angelsharkSquatina punctataSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Cailliet's angelsharkSquatina caillietiSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Hidden angelsharkSquatina occultaSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
David's angel sharkSquatina davidSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Small-crested angelsharkSquatina mapamaSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Lea’s angelsharkSquatina leaeSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Vari's angelsharkSquatina variiSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPseudorhina acanthodermaNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedPseudorhina aliferaNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedSquatina angelinaSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedSquatina subserrataSquatinidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded