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title: "Angular Angelshark"
description: "Squatina guggenheim — Fish. The angular angelshark (Squatina guggenheim) is a species of shark in the Squantinidae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/angular-angelshark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Angular Angelshark

> Squatina guggenheim — Fish. The angular angelshark (Squatina guggenheim) is a species of shark in the Squantinidae family.

- Scientific name: *Squatina guggenheim*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 30
- Wikidata: [Q28842](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28842)
- iNaturalist taxon: [113054](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/113054)

## Names

- en: Angular Angelshark
- de: Guggenheim-Engelhai
- es: Pez ángel espinoso
- nl: Gebogen zee-engel

## Countries with the most observations

AR (14), BR (8), UY (5)

## Summary

The angular angelshark (Squatina guggenheim) is a species of shark in the Squantinidae family. They are found in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina living in marine, brackish, and demersal environments at depths of 4-360 m. Their typical food sources consist of bony fish, crustaceans, and mollusks.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angular_angelshark

## Photo

![Angular Angelshark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/angular-angelshark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Aleksey · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161352203

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/angular-angelshark?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).