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 ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Squaliformes |
Family: | Squalidae |
Genus: | Squalus |
Species: | S. blainville
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Binomial name | |
Squalus blainville (A. Risso, 1827)
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Range of the longnose spurdog (in blue) |
References
edit- ^ Finucci, B.; Derrick, D.; Pacoureau, N. (2021). "Squalus blainville". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T169229923A179510767. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T169229923A179510767.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Squalus blainville". 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