Description

Also known as Carmine Shark, Change Angel Shark, Change Canopy Shark, Japanese Angelfish, Japanese Monkfish.

Found in the day partially buried or close to the bottom over sandy ground.
They feed nocturnally on benthic cephalopods, crustaceans and fish.
Length - 200cm
Depth - 10-352m
Widespread North West Pacific

Critically endangered!
They use their traplike jaws to snap up prey at high speed. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Squatina-japonica