Biology:Longnose spurdog

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Short description: Species of shark

Longnose spurdog
Squalus blainville.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Squalidae
Genus: Squalus
Species:
S. blainville
Binomial name
Squalus blainville
(A. Risso, 1827)
Squalus blainville distmap.png
Range of the longnose spurdog (in blue)

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.

References

  1. 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/169229923/179510767. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  • 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

Wikidata ☰ Q1637270 entry