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Squalus megalops (Macleay, 1881)

Shortnose spurdog
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Reunion Island [La] (La Réunion) country information

Common names: Requin aiguillat
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: St-Gilles-les-Bains, MHNRUN 352 (Ref. 33390). Occurrence needs to be confirmed (appears to be an Australian endemic although specimens from different regions are still to be compared carefully, Ref. 6871). Also Ref. 33390.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/re.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Aiguillat nez court, Galludo ñato, 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).
  More on author: Macleay.

Issue
Junior synonym Squalus acutipinnis Regan, 1908 is considered a valid species in Ref. 109601, 130168.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 750 m (Ref. 27121), usually 80 - 300 m (Ref. 57911).   Subtropical; 9°C - 23°C (Ref. 57911); 42°N - 60°S, 100°E - 140°W (Ref. 247)

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