Scientific Name	Squatina tergocellatoides   Pronounce			by: Mao-Ying Lee
Author	Chen, 1963	Depth	100 - 300M
Chinese	擬背斑扁鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	扁鯊科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F040　Squatinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	擬背斑扁鯊
Max Length	63 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	擬背斑琵琶鮫、扁沙
Distribution in World	Taiwan to South China Sea	Distribution in Taiwan	West
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Taiwan Strait, westernTaiwan
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Chen, J. T. F. 1963 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Walsh, J.H. etc. 2007
Specimen List
Common Name	Ocellated angel shark; Ocellated angelshark
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Vulnerable(VU) A2d+4d 2008-12-01
Characteristic	Head broad, depressed, width somewhat greater than its length. Snout and interorbital as seen above flattened, with slight median depression. Eyes small, about once its diameter distant from profile of head, 1/4 on interorbital. Mouth wide, slightly arched, with double folds in front of each angle of lower jaw. Inner nasal barbell spatulate, ramose at tip, its inner basal portion with fringed expansion. Outer nasal barbell narrow. Teeth strong, awl-shaped, slightly curved and directed inward toward throat, three functional series in each jaw. Dorsal small, subequal, first dorsal origin nearer bases of ventrals than origin of caudal. Origin of first dorsal fin usually about opposite pelvic rear tips. Pectoral fins rather long and low, free rear tips narrowly subangular. Large spines present on midline of back and tail from head to dorsal fins and between fin bases, also present on snout and above eyes. Without ocelli on body.
habitats	A little-known angelshark from Taiwan waters. Maximum total length at least 63 cm (holotype and only known specimen).
Distribution	Taiwan Straits.
Utility