Squatina mapama | |
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Fresh holotype (USNM 400784), an immature male, dorsal view | |
Fresh holotype, ventral view | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Squatiniformes |
Family: | Squatinidae |
Genus: | Squatina |
Species: | S. mapama
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Binomial name | |
Squatina mapama | |
Map of Panama showing the capture location of the type specimens (MOC11-31, marked with an unfilled star) |
Squatina mapama (also known as the small-crested angelshark) is a species of angelshark found in the Caribbean.[1][2][3] It was described by Douglas J. Long, David A. Ebert, Jose Tavera, Arturo Acero Pizarro, and David Ross Robertson in December 2021.[1]