Pacific Angelshark

Pacific Angelshark

Squatina californica

50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Channel Islands National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
90–100
May
50–60
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
80–90
Oct
70–80
Nov
60–70
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
2 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pacific Angelshark in Channel Islands National Park?

About 51% of visitor-days record a Pacific Angelshark sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pacific Angelshark in Channel Islands National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Pacific Angelshark in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.

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