 Known parasites of this species include the tapeworms "Grillotia smaris-gora", "G. angeli", and "Christianella minuta", the fluke "Pseudocotyle squatinae", the monogenean "Leptocotyle minor", and the isopod "Aega rosacea".The angelshark is an ambush predator that feeds mainly on bottom-dwelling bony fishes, especially flatfishes, though it also preys on skates and invertebrates.Prey reported taken include the hake "Merluccius merluccius", the bream "Pagellus erythrinus", grunts in the genus "Pomadasys", the flatfishes "Bothus" spp., "Citharus linguatula", and "Solea solea", the squid "Loligo vulgaris", the cuttlefishes "Sepia officinalis" and "Sepiola" spp., and the crabs "Medorippe lanata", "Geryon trispinosus", "Dromia personata", "Goneplax rhomboides", "Liocarcinus corrugatus", and "Atelecyclus rotundatus".