X-Nico

6 unusual facts about Squalidae


Bartail spurdog

The bartail spurdog, Squalus notocaudatus, is a dogfish of the family Squalidae, found on the continental shelf off Queensland, Australia, at depths of between 220 and 450 m .

Eastern longnose spurdog

The eastern longnose spurdog, Squalus grahami, is a dogfish of the family Squalidae, found off northern Queensland, at depths of between 220 and 500 m.

Spiny dogfish

The spiny dogfish, spurdog, mud shark, or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias, is one of the best known of the dogfish which are members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes.

Squalidae

Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2

Western highfin spurdog

The western highfin spurdog, Squalus altipinnis, is a dogfish of the family Squalidae.

Western longnose spurdog

The western longnose spurdog, Squalus nasutus, is a dogfish of the family Squalidae, found on the continental shelf off the northwest and southwest coasts of Western Australia, at depths of between 300 and 510 m.


Similar

Squalidae |

Cyrano spurdog

The cyrano spurdog, Squalus mitsukurii, is a dogfish, a member of the family Squalidae, found in the western central Pacific Ocean between latitudes 16°S and 18°S at depths of between 320 and 400 m.

Roughskin spurdog

The roughskin spurdog, Cirrhigaleus asper, is a dogfish of the family Squalidae, found circumglobally between latitudes 35°N and 35°S, at depths of between 200 and 600 m.

Shortspine spurdog

The shortspine spurdog, Squalus mitsukurii, is a dogfish, a member of the family Squalidae, found around the world on continental shelves in temperate and subtropical oceans between latitudes 45°N and 55°S, from the surface to 950 m.


see also