New Species of Squatina (Squatiniformes: Squatinidae) from Brazil, with Comments on the Taxonomy of Angel Sharks from the Central and Northwestern Atlantic

Diego F. B. Vaz; Marcelo R. de Carvalho

doi:10.1643/CI-17-606

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5 March 2018 New Species of Squatina (Squatiniformes: Squatinidae) from Brazil, with Comments on the Taxonomy of Angel Sharks from the Central and Northwestern Atlantic

Diego F. B. Vaz, Marcelo R. de Carvalho

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Copeia, 106(1):144-160 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1643/CI-17-606

Abstract

Morphological analysis of South- and Northwestern Atlantic specimens of Squatina revealed an undescribed species of angel shark occurring on the continental slope of Brazil between latitudes 11° and 22°S. The new species of Squatina is distinguished from western Atlantic congeners by a unique combination of dorsal color pattern, vertebral counts, morphology of lateral dermal folds, dermal denticles, female reproductive tract, clasper, and pectoral fin characters. A preliminary assessment of the taxonomy of angel shark species from the Central and Northwestern Atlantic is also provided.

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Diego F. B. Vaz and Marcelo R. de Carvalho "New Species of Squatina (Squatiniformes: Squatinidae) from Brazil, with Comments on the Taxonomy of Angel Sharks from the Central and Northwestern Atlantic," Copeia 106(1), 144-160, (5 March 2018). https://doi.org/10.1643/CI-17-606

Received: 2 April 2017; Accepted: 1 November 2017; Published: 5 March 2018

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