Captures of common angelsharks Squatina squatina (Squatinidae) from the Algerian coast (Southwesternern Mediterranean Sea)

Abstract

The authors report in the present paper the captures of two specimens of common angelshark Squatina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758) from the eastern region of the Algerian coast. Both specimens were adult females, they measured 1270 and 1320 mm in total length, their total body weights probably reached more than 15 kg. The specimens are described and comments on their distribution indicate that probably a viable population exists in the Algerian marine waters. However, a management should be implemented to avoid a decline of the species in the area.