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Squalus suckleyi (Girard, 1855)

Pacific spiny dogfish
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Common names: Aiguillat du Pacifique, Dogfish, Grayfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Ebert, D.A., W.T. White, K.J. Goldman, L.J.V. Compagno, T.S. Daly-Engel and R.D. Ward, 2010
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Extremely common off British Columbia (Ref. 85328).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ebert, D.A., W.T. White, K.J. Goldman, L.J.V. Compagno, T.S. Daly-Engel and R.D. Ward, 2010
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Common names from other countries

Spotted spiny dogfish, Spotted spiny dogfish, Dogfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Etymology: Squalus: Genus name from Latin 'squalus' meaning shark (Ref. 6885, 27436);  suckleyi: Named for George Suckley who collected the specimens used by Charles Girard in his original description..
  More on author: Girard.

Issue
Squalus suckleyi (Girard, 1855) has been resurected by Ebert et al. (2010: Ref. 85328) in the North Pacific where it replaces Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 15 - 1244 m (Ref. 119696).   Subtropical; 7°C - 15°C (Ref. 85328); 67°N - 29°N, 128°E - 115°W

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