Angel Sharks - Family: Squatinidae
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East-Australian Angel Shark - Squatina albipunctata
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fishes)
> Subclass: Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
> Infraclass: Selachii (Sharks)
> Superorder: Squalomorphi (Squalean Sharks)
> Order: Squatiniformes (Angel Sharks)
> Family: Squatinidae (Angel Sharks)
> Genus: Squatina
> Species: S. albipunctata - East-Australian Angel Shark
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