Australian Angel Shark

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) feeding on schooling fish.
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) feeding on schooling fish. kill killer hunt hunter prey victim ambush jump leap death danger Angel Sharks single one alone lonely isolated individual catch catching collect collecting caught capture capturing hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging fish fishing fisherman catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks vertical vertical |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis), with cyst or lesion on pelvic fin, beginning to bury itself in sand.
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis), with cyst or lesion on pelvic fin, beginning to bury itself in sand. camouflaged sandy ambush monkfish devilfish sick damaged injured cancer Angel Sharks shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic hide hiding hidden conceal concealed bury buried concealing hid cover covering covered |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) camouflage vertical sand Angel Sharks shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks sandy |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) feeding on schooling fish.
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) feeding on schooling fish. kill killer hunt hunter prey victim ambush jump leap death danger Angel Sharks shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic hide hiding hidden conceal concealed bury buried concealing hid cover covering covered eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring vertical |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Tail fin of Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) Species identifying colour pattern detail on lower caudal fin.
Tail fin of Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) Species identifying colour pattern detail on lower caudal fin.. spots Angel Sharks spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks caudal caudalfin fins fin tailfin tail-fin caudal-fin |Tail fin of Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) with schooling fish.
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) with schooling fish. kill killer hunt hunter prey victim ambush jump leap death danger Angel Sharks kill killer hunt hunter prey victim ambush jump leap death danger Angel Sharks shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic hide hiding hidden conceal concealed bury buried concealing hid cover covering covered eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring school |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) with schooling fish.
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) with schooling fish. kill killer hunt hunter prey victim ambush jump leap death danger Angel Sharks kill killer hunt hunter prey victim ambush jump leap death danger Angel Sharks shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic hide hiding hidden conceal concealed bury buried concealing hid cover covering covered |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) feeding on schooling fish.
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) feeding on schooling fish. kill killer hunt hunter prey victim ambush jump leap death danger Angel Sharks eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring catch catching collect collecting caught capture capturing hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging fish catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator sshark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks vertical teeth tooth dental fang fangs mouth jaw jaws sharp point pointed canine canines bite biter bit vertical |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) uncovered and resting on sand.
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) uncovered and resting on sand. camouflaged sandy ambush monkfish devilfish Angel Sharks shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic mouth snout nose barbel barbels barbells whisker whiskers nostril nostrel nostrils notrels |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) feeding on flathead fish.
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) feeding on flathead fish. camouflaged sandy ambush monkfish devilfish caught catching eating consume consuming vertical hunter hunting Angel Sharks shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks single one alone lonely isolated individual hide hiding hidden conceal concealed bury buried concealing hid cover covering covered eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator teeth tooth dental fang fangs mouth jaw jaws sharp point pointed canine canines bite biter bit |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) feeding on schooling fish.
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) feeding on schooling fish. kill killer hunt hunter prey victim ambush jump leap death danger Angel Sharks shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic hide hiding hidden conceal concealed bury buried concealing hid cover covering covered eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring vertical |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) Buries itself in sand and ambushes passing prey.
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) Buries itself in sand and ambushes passing prey. camouflage hide sand pattern Angel Sharks single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Eye detail of Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)
Eye detail of Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) pattern camouflage mucus iris sand Angel Sharks shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks single one alone lonely isolated individual |Eye detail of Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) feeding on Yellowtail Scad (Trachurus novaezelandiae)
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) feeding on Yellowtail Scad (Trachurus novaezelandiae). kill killer hunt hunter prey victim ambush jump leap death danger Angel Sharks catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator catch catching collect collecting caught capture capturing hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging fish shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic hide hiding hidden conceal concealed bury buried concealing hid cover covering covered |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) lunging from sand to catch schooling fish.
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) lunging from sand to catch schooling fish. kill killer hunt hunter prey victim ambush jump leap death danger Angel Sharks single one alone lonely isolated individual shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks vertical eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring jump jumping jumped leap leaping joy joyful joyous rise rising emerge emerging emerged strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) lunging from sand to catch schooling fish.
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) lunging from sand to catch schooling fish. kill killer hunt hunter prey victim ambush jump leap death danger Angel Sharks shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks single one alone lonely isolated individual eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator jump jumping jumped leap leaping joy joyful joyous rise rising emerge emerging emerged sand sandy arch arched back |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) with cyst or lesion on pelvic fin.
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) with cyst or lesion on pelvic fin. camouflaged sandy ambush monkfish devilfish sick damaged injured cancer Angel Sharks hurt hurting injure injur injury injurie pain painful wound wounded wounding cut cutting slice slicing puncture punctured puncturing shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) Uses camauflage to ambush prey.
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) Uses camauflage to ambush prey. hide sand pattern camouflage Angel Sharks shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic hide hiding hidden conceal concealed bury buried concealing hid cover covering covered |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) Buried in sand awaiting prey. Camauflage.
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) Buried in sand awaiting prey. hide sand pattern camouflage Angel Sharks single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic hide hiding hidden conceal concealed bury buried concealing hid cover covering covered shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)

Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) Buries itself in sand and ambushes passing prey. Spiricles, eyes and nasal barbels detail.
Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis) Buries itself in sand and ambushes passing prey. Spiricles, eyes and nasal barbels detail. camouflage hide sand pattern Angel Sharks single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks hide hiding hidden conceal concealed bury buried concealing hid cover covering covered camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii quatinaformes squatinaforme squatinidae angle angel angelsharks monkfish monk monk-fish angel-shark angel-sharks angleshark anglesharks angle-shark angle-sharks |Australian Angel Shark (Squatina australis)