WoRMS taxon details
Squatina aculeata Cuvier, 1829
105926 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105926)
accepted
Species
Rhina aculeata (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Squatina aculeata Cuvier, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105926 on 2026-01-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | sawback angelshark | [details] |
| German | Sägerücken-Engelhai | [details] |
| Hebrew | מלאך-ים מגובשש | [details] |
| Lithuanian | paprastasis plokščiakūnis ryklys | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Ακανθορίνα | [details] |
| Polish | raszpla ciernista | [details] |
| Spanish | angelote espinoso | [details] |
| Turkish | keler balığıkeler baligikeler | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Rhina aculeata (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Squatina aculeata)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Rhina aculeata (Cuvier, 1829))
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 74 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Critically Endangered)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Rhina aculeata (Cuvier, 1829))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Squatina aculeata)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Rhina aculeata (Cuvier, 1829))
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 74 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Critically Endangered)
To PESI
To ITIS
