Squatiniformes

Squatiniformes
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain	Eukaryota
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Biliteria
Branch	Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum	Chordata
Sub-phylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Class Information
Class	Chondrichthyes
Sub-class	Elasmobranchii
Order Information
Superorder	Selachimorpha
Order	Squatiniformes
Family Information
Family	[[Squatinidae]]
Population statistics

Squatiniformes is an order of sharks representing a single family of sixteen species. Identified by a flattened, ray-like appearance, they are also called "angelsharks" or "monkfish", in park to loosely-appearing like a clergyman or an angel.