| Common name | Q'ad |
| Language | Haida |
| Dialect | Massett |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | British Columbia |
| Ref. | Jones, R., 1999 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | The spiny dogfish was used for oil from their livers which was sold to white traders; it was also the crest of the Yaaku laana (Middle town people) and Kyanuusilee (tomcod people), two Haida Raven lineages. Applied to Squalus acanthias. |