252 Angel Shark 



Color: Whole body the same color, but variable from one 

 specimen to another. Color of body may be dark brown, 

 black, or different shades of gray. Sides may or may not 

 be tinged with violet and may or may not have faint dark 

 bands or faint white spots. 



Distribution: On both sides of the Atlantic, mostly in 

 arctic and subarctic waters. In the western Atlantic, found 

 from Hudson Strait to the tip of Cape Cod, but most com- 

 mon in the north. 



Size: Said to reach a length of 24 feet. A 21 -foot specimen 

 is reported to have weighed 2,250 pounds. 

 General Information: In Greenland and Labrador it is re- 

 ported as coming to the surface in winter. In summer it 

 has been caught in depths of more than 3,900 feet. Food 

 consists of a wide variety of fishes, including herring, 

 salmon, pollock, cod, haddock, and halibut. Seals and sea 

 birds as well as a varied assortment of other forms of sea 

 animals have been found in the stomachs of Greenland 

 Sharks. It is also reported to be an active scavenger. 

 Economic Importance: The liver oil is used in Europe and 

 the dried meat is fed to dogs in Greenland. Not utilized on 

 the American Atlantic coast. 



Angel Shark 

 Squatina dumeril (LeSueur) 



Color: Upper surface of body light gray or blue-gray; 

 head tinted with red. Lower surface of body white; a 



