Sand devil: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the sand devil lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Squatina dumeril
Group	Sharks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Squatiniformes
Family	Squatinidae

Where does the sand devil live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the sand devil in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the sand devil endangered?

The sand devil’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the sand devil?

The sand devil (Squatina dumeril) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Squatiniformes and the family Squatinidae, genus Squatina. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the sand devil

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 spots. This species reaches 1.2–1.5 m (3.9–4.9 ft) in length.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sand devil (revision 1354928705), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q756873 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).