Squatina mapama

Squatina mapama
Fresh holotype (USNM 400784), an immature male, dorsal view
Fresh holotype, ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squatiniformes
Family: Squatinidae
Genus: Squatina
Species:
S. mapama
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]

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