Longnose spurdog

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Longnose spurdog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
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)

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 . Retrieved 18 November 2021.