- 19 different species, 10 are endangered
- 2 dorsal fins, no anal or fin spines
- pectoral and pelvic fins are splayed out like flat wings
- 5 gill slits
- eat small bony fish, crustaceans, cephalopods, bivalves, and gastropods
- live in temperate to tropical waters in eastern and
- western Atlantic, southwestern Indian, eastern and western Pacific
- oceans
- lay flat in the sand waiting for their prey
- have muscles that pump water over their gills and through spiracles in their heads so they can hide in the sand without moving
- the largest pacific angel shark measures around 60 inches (152 cm)
- maximum age lived was 35 years
- Species
- Sawback Angelshark
- Clouded Angelshark
- Eastern Angelshark
- Angelshark
- Ornate Angelshark
- Ocellated Angelshark
- Hidden Angelshark
- Sand devil
- Australian Angelshark
- Chilean Angelshark
- Japanese Angelshark
- Taiwan Angelsharkindonesian Angelshark
- Smoothback Angelshark
- Western Angelshark
- Argentine Angelshark
- Pacific Angelshark
- Gulf Angelshark
- Mexican Angelshark
jan 10 2014 ∞
apr 6 2014 +
apr 6 2014 +