Squalus acanthias
Linnaeus,
1758 (Fish)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Squalidae |
Description
Size: 160 cm TL (male), 120 cm TL (female); common length 100 cm TL
Max. weight: 9,100 g
Colour: Grey above, white below, usually with conspicuous white spots present on sides of body.
Very slender body;narrow head; moderately long snout; two dorsal fins with ungroved large spines; first dorsal spine origin behind pectoral rear tips, exposed bases of dorsal-fin spines relatively narrow, obliquecusped cutting teeth in both jaws; no subterminal notch on caudal fin, no anal fin, no upper precaudal pit and lateral keel on caudal peduncle.
Max. age reported: 75 years
Size: 160 cm TL (male), 120 cm TL (female); common length 100 cm TL
Max. weight: 9,100 g
Colour: Grey above, white below, usually with conspicuous white spots present on sides of body.
Very slender body;narrow head; moderately long snout; two dorsal fins with ungroved large spines; first dorsal spine origin behind pectoral rear tips, exposed bases of dorsal-fin spines relatively narrow, obliquecusped cutting teeth in both jaws; no subterminal notch on caudal fin, no anal fin, no upper precaudal pit and lateral keel on caudal peduncle.
Max. age reported: 75 years
Synonym (s)
• Acanthias americanus Storer, 1846
• Acanthias antiguorum (Leach, 1818)
• Acanthias commun Navarrete, 1898
• Acanthias lebruni Vaillant, 1888
• Acanthias linnei Malm, 1877
• Acanthias sucklii (Girard, 1855)
• Acanthias vulgaris Risso, 1827
• Spinax mediterraneus Gistel, 1848
• Spinax suckleyi Girard, 1855
• Squalus acanthias acanthias Linnaeus, 1758
• Squalus acanthias africana Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986
• Squalus achantias Linnaeus, 1758
(Misspelling)
• Squalus antiquorum Leach, 1818
• Squalus barbouri Howell Rivero, 1936
• Squalus canis Forster, 1777
• Squalus fernandinus Molina, 1782
• Squalus kirki Phillipps, 1931
• Squalus suckleyi (Girard, 1855)
• Squalus sucklii (Girard, 1855)
• Squalus tasmaniensis Howell Rivero, 1936
• Squalus wakiyae Tanaka, 1918
• Squalus whitleyi Phillipps, 1931
• Acanthias americanus Storer, 1846
• Acanthias antiguorum (Leach, 1818)
• Acanthias commun Navarrete, 1898
• Acanthias lebruni Vaillant, 1888
• Acanthias linnei Malm, 1877
• Acanthias sucklii (Girard, 1855)
• Acanthias vulgaris Risso, 1827
• Spinax mediterraneus Gistel, 1848
• Spinax suckleyi Girard, 1855
• Squalus acanthias acanthias Linnaeus, 1758
• Squalus acanthias africana Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986
• Squalus achantias Linnaeus, 1758
(Misspelling)
• Squalus antiquorum Leach, 1818
• Squalus barbouri Howell Rivero, 1936
• Squalus canis Forster, 1777
• Squalus fernandinus Molina, 1782
• Squalus kirki Phillipps, 1931
• Squalus suckleyi (Girard, 1855)
• Squalus sucklii (Girard, 1855)
• Squalus tasmaniensis Howell Rivero, 1936
• Squalus wakiyae Tanaka, 1918
• Squalus whitleyi Phillipps, 1931
Common Name (s)
• Picked Dog Fish (English)
• Picky Dog (English)
• Piked Dogfish (English)
• Spiny Dogfish (English)
• Spurdog (English)
• Spotted Spiny Dogfish
• Picked Dog Fish (English)
• Picky Dog (English)
• Piked Dogfish (English)
• Spiny Dogfish (English)
• Spurdog (English)
• Spotted Spiny Dogfish
Economic Importance and Threats
Importance: Commercial, Dangers
(Fisheries, gamefish; human consumption, preparation of sand paper, leather, fertilizer etc.; eaten fried, broiled and baked.
Venomous )
Importance: Commercial, Dangers
(Fisheries, gamefish; human consumption, preparation of sand paper, leather, fertilizer etc.; eaten fried, broiled and baked.
Venomous )
Ecology
Habitat: Bentho Pelagic
Prey: Bony fishes, also molluscs, crustaceans and other invertebrates
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
Habitat: Bentho Pelagic
Prey: Bony fishes, also molluscs, crustaceans and other invertebrates
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
Biogeography
• Southwest Coast INDIA
• Southwest Coast INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- Raje, SG; Sivakami, S; Mohanraj, G; Manoj Kumar, PP; Raju, A and Joshi, KK (2007) An atlas on the Elasmobranch fishery resources of India CMFRI Special publication CMFRI, Cochin, India. 95 253pp Available at - http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4056/1/Special_Publn_95.pdf
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Froese, R and Pauly, D (2000) Fishbase 2000: Concepts, design and data sources ICLARM 344 pp Available at - http://www.fishbase.org
- (2003) IUCN Red list of threatened species Available at - http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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