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Squalus montalbani Whitley, 1931

Philippiines spurdog
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Common names: Philippiines spurdog
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: off Sombrero Island, west coast Luzon Island, USNM 70256 (holotype of Squalus montalbani, 31.1 cm TL, immature male). Also known from Aliguay Island (Ref. 58441).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Last, P.R., W.T. White and H. Motomura, 2007
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Indonesian greeneye spurdog, Montalbani ogahai, Hiu botol, ... 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).
  More on author: Whitley.

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

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 154 - 1370 m (Ref. 58048), usually 383 - 670 m (Ref. 58441).   Deep-water

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