Squatina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Description
Distribution. Western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Norway south to Canary Islands and western Sahara. Conservation. IUCN: Global (CR: A 2 bcd, 12 July 2017); Med. (CR: A 2 bcd + 3 d, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. High priority for conservation action. Chimaeriformes
Common Names
Meerengel
(
German
)
ange de mer
(
French
)
monkfish
(
English
)
zee-engel
(
Dutch; Flemish
)
Angel Shark
(
English
)
Havengel
(
Danish
)
Meerengel
(
German
)
havengel
(
Bokmål, Norwegian; Norwegian Bokmål
)
havsängel
(
Swedish
)
An bráthair
(
Unknown Language
)
Malâk El Bah'r
(
Arabic
)
Sfen
(
Arabic
)
Sfinn
(
Arabic
)
Shekatli
(
Arabic
)
Zemezma
(
Arabic
)
ﻦﻔﺳ
(
Arabic
)
Àngel
(
Catalan; Valencian
)
Polorejnok obecný
(
Czech
)
扁鯊
(
Unknown Language
)
扁鲨
(
Unknown Language
)
Pesciu anghiulu
(
Corsican
)
Sguerru
(
Corsican
)
Squadru
(
Corsican
)
Maelgi
(
Welsh
)
Europæisk havengel
(
Danish
)
Havengel
(
Danish
)
Chagrin
(
German
)
Engelhai
(
German
)
Europäischer Meerengel
(
German
)
Gemeiner Meerengel
(
German
)
Gemeiner Meerengelm
(
German
)
Gewöhnlicher Engelhai
(
German
)
Meerengel
(
German
)
Angelos
(
Greek, Modern (1453-)
)
Anghelosrina
(
Greek, Modern (1453-)
)
Lyra
(
Greek, Modern (1453-)
)
Rina
(
Greek, Modern (1453-)
)
Rína
(
Greek, Modern (1453-)
)
Vióli
(
Greek, Modern (1453-)
)
Άγγελος
(
Greek, Modern (1453-)
)
Βιολί
(
Greek, Modern (1453-)
)
Βιολόψαρο
(
Greek, Modern (1453-)
)
Κούβακας
(
Greek, Modern (1453-)
)
Λύρα
(
Greek, Modern (1453-)
)
Ρίνα
(
Greek, Modern (1453-)
)
Angel
(
English
)
Angel fiddle fish
(
English
)
Angel puffy fish
(
English
)
Angel ray
(
English
)
Angel shark
(
English
)
Angel shark
(
English
)
Angel shark
(
English
)
Angelfish
(
English
)
Angelshark
(
English
)
Angelshark
(
English
)
Angelshark
(
English
)
Escat jueu
(
English
)
Fiddle fish
(
English
)
Monk
(
English
)
Monkfish
(
English
)
Monkfish
(
English
)
Shagreen
(
English
)
Euroopa ingelhai
(
Estonian
)
Merienkeli
(
Finnish
)
Ange de mer
(
French
)
Ange de mer
(
French
)
Ange de mer commun
(
French
)
Angelot
(
French
)
Boudroie
(
French
)
Bourget peisange
(
French
)
Martrame
(
French
)
Peau de chagrin
(
French
)
Peï-angi
(
French
)
Mak'akh
(
Hebrew
)
Mal'ah
(
Hebrew
)
Razopas
(
Croatian
)
Sklat
(
Croatian
)
Sklat sivac
(
Croatian
)
Baroaháfur
(
Icelandic
)
Skrápur
(
Icelandic
)
Angelo
(
Italian
)
Angelo di mare
(
Italian
)
Angeo
(
Italian
)
Anzolo
(
Italian
)
Cenericu
(
Italian
)
Pesce angelo
(
Italian
)
Pesce squadro
(
Italian
)
Pesciu angiou
(
Italian
)
Pisci squadru
(
Italian
)
Sagrin
(
Italian
)
Squadre
(
Italian
)
Squadre 'e rena
(
Italian
)
Squadro
(
Italian
)
Squadro
(
Italian
)
Squadro pelle nera
(
Italian
)
Squadru
(
Italian
)
Squadru lisciu
(
Italian
)
Squadru monicu
(
Italian
)
Squaena
(
Italian
)
Squalena
(
Italian
)
Squalo angelo
(
Italian
)
Kasuzame
(
Japanese
)
Korozame
(
Japanese
)
Same yasuri
(
Japanese
)
Xkatlu
(
Maltese
)
Xkatlu komuni
(
Maltese
)
Zee-engel
(
Dutch; Flemish
)
Zeeëngel
(
Dutch; Flemish
)
Havengel
(
Norwegian
)
Aniol morski
(
Polish
)
Anioł morski
(
Polish
)
Raszpia
(
Polish
)
Ryna
(
Polish
)
Skwat
(
Polish
)
Anjo
(
Portuguese
)
Cacao-anjo
(
Portuguese
)
Cação-anjo
(
Portuguese
)
Yevropeisky morskoi angel
(
Russian
)
Скватина европейская (=морской ангел)
(
Russian
)
ангел морской
(
Russian
)
расшпиль
(
Russian
)
Fiddle fish
(
Unknown Language
)
Mongrel skate
(
Unknown Language
)
Angel
(
Spanish; Castilian
)
Angelino
(
Spanish; Castilian
)
Angelot
(
Spanish; Castilian
)
Angelote
(
Spanish; Castilian
)
Angelote
(
Spanish; Castilian
)
Escat
(
Spanish; Castilian
)
Eskat común
(
Spanish; Castilian
)
Guitarra
(
Spanish; Castilian
)
Mennejuela
(
Spanish; Castilian
)
Pardón
(
Spanish; Castilian
)
Peje ángel
(
Spanish; Castilian
)
Peje-ángel
(
Spanish; Castilian
)
Pez ángel
(
Spanish; Castilian
)
Vexigall
(
Spanish; Castilian
)
Zabalera
(
Spanish; Castilian
)
Engjëlli i detit
(
Albanian
)
Peshku engjëll
(
Albanian
)
Skadhina
(
Albanian
)
Skadhina e butë
(
Albanian
)
Skadhine
(
Albanian
)
Skadhine e bute
(
Albanian
)
Sklat
(
Serbian
)
Havsängel
(
Swedish
)
Keler
(
Turkish
)
Keler balığı
(
Turkish
)
Lekelikeler balığı
(
Turkish
)
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squatiniformes
Family: Squatinidae
Genus: Squatina
Species: Squatina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758)