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736 Squatina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758) Squatinidae Angel sharks Squatiniformes Elasmobranchii Angelshark Northeast Atlantic: southern Norway, Sweden and Shetland Islands to Morocco and West Sahara, including the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (Ref. 247). Range and abundance declining 1severely throughout its range; proposed legal protection in Britain (Ref.58085). The European Council Regulations 43/2009, 23/2010, 57/2011, 44/2012, 40/2013, 43/2014, 2015/104 and 2016/72 prohibit to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship and to land the S. squatina in all waters from the European Community (F. Osaer, pers.comm. 04/2016). AMNH 215544 Squatina squatina P A3023.0001 Squatina squatina ZMH 10240 Squatina vulgaris ISH 56-1955 1955 Squatina squatina 42 m ISH 57-1955 1955 Squatina squatina 42 m ISH 1-1958 1958 Squatina squatina ISH 1347-1964 1964 Squatina squatina 70 m ISH 139-1965 1965 Squatina squatina 10 - 15 m ISH 57-1983 1983 Squatina squatina 92 - 95 m