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Squatina squatina
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Andy HortonSquatina squatina
In 1969 off Shoreham-by-Sea, five were caught in a seine net (my first fishing trip) and when cut open, one had eaten five Plaice.
Andy Horton Is the Angel Shark, Squatina squatina, extinct around the UK ?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squatina_squatina
In the 1960's it was frequently caught off the Sussex coast in seine nets to take Grey Mullet (now forbiden) and sold as Monkfish. The small shark with a large mouth (potentially dangerous) was known to feed on Plaice (stomach contents contained five).