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Squalus acanthias  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 160617

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Squalus fernandinus Molina, 1782
  
    Koinga kirki Phillipps, 1931
  
    Squalus tasmaniensis Howell Rivero, 1936
  
  Common Name(s): cazón espinoso común [Spanish]
  
    piked dogfish [English]
  
    spiny dogfish [English]
  
    galludo espinoso [Spanish]
  
    aiguillat commun [French]
  
    dogfish [English]
  
    grayfish [English]
  
    spurdog [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassChondrichthyes   
                      ClassChondrichthyes  – cartilaginous fishes, rays, sharks, condrictes, peixe cartilaginoso, tubarão, poissons cartilagineux, raies, requins  
                         SubclassElasmobranchii  – cartilaginous fishes, rays, sharks, skates, torpedoes  
                            SuperorderEuselachii   
                               OrderSqualiformes Compagno, 1973 – dogfish sharks  
                                  FamilySqualidae Blainville, 1816 – chiens de mer, cazones aguijones, dogfish sharks, spiny dogfishes  
                                     GenusSqualus Linnaeus, 1758 – spiny dogfish, spurdogs  
                                        SpeciesSqualus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 – cazón espinoso común, piked dogfish, spiny dogfish, galludo espinoso, aiguillat commun, dogfish, grayfish, spurdog  
       

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  Source: CDP, database (version 1999)  
  Acquired: 2003   
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  Reference for: spiny dogfish[English], aiguillat commun [French]   
       
  Source: An Annotated List of Deepwater Fishes from off New England, manuscript (version 03-May-02)  
  Acquired: 2002   
  Notes: unpublished manuscript (as of 15-Oct-2002): Moore, John A., Karsten E. Hartel, James E. Craddock, and John K. Galbraith. "An Annotated List of Deep water Fishes from off New England, with new Area Records"   
  Reference for: Squalus acanthias   
       
  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 12-Jan-2012, website (version 12-Jan-12)  
  Acquired: 2012   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Squalus acanthias   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Squalus acanthias   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Burgess, George H. / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2002   
  Article/Chapter Title: Spiny Dogfishes: Family Squalidae   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition   
  Page(s): 48-57   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-951-3   
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  Reference for: Squalus acanthias   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and Lynne R. Parenti  
  Publication Date: 2001   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba   
  Page(s): 253   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-985-8   
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  Reference for: Squalus acanthias   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Compagno, Leonard J. V.  
  Publication Date: 1984   
  Article/Chapter Title: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 4, pt. 1   
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  Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations   
  Publication Place: Rome, Italy   
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  Reference for: Squalus acanthias   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N., ed.  
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title: Catalog of Fishes   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3   
  Page(s): 2905   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-47-5   
  Notes: Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932   
  Reference for: Squalus acanthias   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Moore, Jon A., Karsten E. Hartel, James E. Craddock, and John K. Galbraith  
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title: An annotated list of deepwater fishes from off the New England region, with new area records   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Northeastern Naturalist, vol. 10, no. 2   
  Page(s): 159-248   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1092-6194   
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  Reference for: Squalus acanthias   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Murdy, Edward O., Ray S. Birdsong, and John A. Musick  
  Publication Date: 1997   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fishes of Chesapeake Bay   
  Page(s): xi + 324   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-638-7   
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  Reference for: Squalus acanthias   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29   
  Page(s): ix + 386   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-888569-61-1, 0097-0638  
  Notes: Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams   
  Reference for: Squalus acanthias, aiguillat commun [French], cazón espinoso común [Spanish], spiny dogfish [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1980   
  Article/Chapter Title: A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12   
  Page(s): 174   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
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  Reference for: Squalus acanthias   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1991   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20   
  Page(s): 183   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-913235-70-9, 0097-0638  
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  Reference for: Squalus acanthias   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): White, William T., Gordon K. Yearsley, and P.R. Last/P.R. Last, W.T. White, and J.J. Pogonoski, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2007   
  Article/Chapter Title: Part 11. Clarification of the status of Squalus tasmaniensis and a diagnosis of Squalus acanthias from Australia, including a key to the Indo-Australasian species of Squalus   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Descriptions of New Dogfishes of the Genus Squalus (Squaloidea: Squalidae) CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 014   
  Page(s): 109-115   
  Publisher: CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research   
  Publication Place: Hobart, Australia   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-921232-40-4   
  Notes: PDF ISBN is 1-921232-41-2. Available online at http://www.cmar.csiro.au/e-print/open/cmar_rp014.pdf   
  Reference for: Squalus acanthias   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Eastern Atlantic Ocean  
    Western Atlantic Ocean  
    Indo-West Pacific  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
    Canada, Native  
 

 

    

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