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title: "Atlantic Angelshark"
description: "Squatina dumeril — Ryby. The sand devil or Atlantic angel shark (Squatina dumeril) is a species of angelshark, family Squatinidae, native to the northwestern Atlantic Ocean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/atlantic-angelshark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Atlantic Angelshark

> Squatina dumeril — Ryby. The sand devil or Atlantic angel shark (Squatina dumeril) is a species of angelshark, family Squatinidae, native to the northwestern Atlantic Ocean.

- Scientific name: *Squatina dumeril*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 28
- Wikidata: [Q756873](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q756873)
- iNaturalist taxon: [113052](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/113052)

## Names

- en: Atlantic Angelshark
- de: Atlantischer Engelhai
- es: Angelote del Atlántico
- fr: Ange de mer de sable
- nl: Zandduivel

## Summary

The sand devil or Atlantic angel shark (Squatina dumeril) is a species of angelshark, family Squatinidae, native to the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. It occurs off the eastern United States, in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and possibly in parts of the Caribbean Sea. This bottom-dwelling shark is found in shallow inshore waters in summer and fall, and deep offshore waters in winter and spring. The sand devil's flattened body and enlarged pectoral and pelvic fins give it a ray-like appearance. There is a band of enlarged thorns running along the middle of its back. It is gray or brown in color, with scattered small dark…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: D Ross Robertson · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/113052

## Machine access

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