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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| 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