Three new angel sharks (Chondrichthyes: Squatinidae) from the Indo-Australian region

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1734, 2008, Pages 1-26

  Last, Peter R ^a   White, William T ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angel sharks; Australia; Indo West Pacific; New species; Squatina; Squatinidae

Indexed keywords

BARBUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; SQUATINA; SQUATINA AUSTRALIS; SQUATINA TERGOCELLATA; SQUATINIDAE;

EID: 41749117516     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1734.1.1     Document Type: Article

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