SPINY DOGFISH
Squalus acanthias
The spiny dogfish shark is the most abundant shark. This small shark is also known as the piked dogfish, skittledog, spotted dogfish, white-spotted dogfish, codshark, and thorndog.
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Spiny Dogfish Shark
The spiny dogfish is a small schooling shark that forms groups of hundreds or thousands of individuals of the same sex and size.
Spiny dogfish
The spiny dogfish or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias, is one of the best known of the dogfish, members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes.
Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)
The common name 'dogfish' was given by fisherman to small sharks due to their habit of hunting shoals of fish in 'packs'. The spiny dogfish... More 11 Images 0 videos ...
Spiny dogfish (S. acanthias) Â- Eastern highfin spurdog (S. albifrons) Â- S.
17. Spiny Dogfish, Squalus acanthias - to 5' (although I have seen longer ones), these fish are usually found offshore, at depth along sandy bottoms.
Best known are the spiny dogfishes (family Squalidae) and the smooth dogfishes (family Triakidae). Spiny dogfishes have two spines, one in front of each dorsal fin, and lack an anal fin.
Something's Fishy: The spiny dogfish shark is found in shallow waters and offshore in most parts of the world, especially in temperate waters.
Discussion The fully developed young are born in broods of 2 to 20 and average 8" to 12" (20 to 30 cm) long at birth. Tagging studies off California suggest that Spiny Dogfishes are migratory.
 See also: Shark, Dogfish, Salmon, Leopard, Blue Shark
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