TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kraft, Sebastián
A1  - Fernández-Cisternas, Ítalo
A1  - Araya, Miguel
A1  - Concha, Francisco J.
T1  - Redescription of the Chilean angel shark Squatina armata (Philippi, 1887) (Squatiniformes, Squatinidae)
T2  - European journal of taxonomy
N2  - Angel sharks (Squatina spp. Duméril, 1805) are a group of coastal benthic sharks distributed worldwide, currently including threatened and understudied species. Two species are formally described along the East Pacific coast, the California angel shark S. californica Ayres, 1859 and the Chilean angel shark S. armata (Philippi, 1887). The latter species occurs in the southeastern Pacific and has historically been understudied. Additionally, the original description of S. armata lacks sufficient data to confidently identify individuals of this species compared to modern descriptions, and no type specimen is currently available to ensure specimen identification. Detailed morphological descriptions for identifying species are an essential resource for solving taxonomic issues in groups of morphologically similar species and to promote the conservation of critically endangered species. Therefore, a neotype from the type locality is here designated for S. armata, and a detailed and standardized morphological characterization based on modern taxonomic works is provided. This work contributes in improving the knowledge on the Chilean angel shark taxonomy and provides an improved frame of reference for identifying angel sharks in the East Pacific, especially in areas where species may occur in sympatry.
T3  - European journal of taxonomy  : EJT - 932:112–137 
KW  - morphology
KW  - neotype
KW  - southeastern Pacific
KW  - species identification
KW  - taxonomy
Y1  - 2024
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/73841
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-738415
SN  - 2118-9773
VL  - 2024
IS  - 932
SP  - 112
EP  - 137
PB  - Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
CY  - Paris
ER  -