Longnose spurdog
The longnose spurdog (Squalus blainville) is a dogfish shark of the genus Squalus, found over continental shelves in all oceans, at depths of between 15 and 800 metres. They reach one metre in length.
| Longnose spurdog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Squalidae |
| Genus: | Squalus |
| Species: | S. blainville |
| Binomial name | |
| Squalus blainville (A. Risso, 1827) | |
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| Range of the longnose spurdog (in blue) | |
References
- Ebert, D.A., Serena, F. & Mancusi, C. 2009. Squalus blainville. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161536A5446109. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161536A5446109.en. Downloaded on 20 October 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Squalus blainville" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Squalus blainville | |
| Acanthias blainville | |
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