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Squalus acanthias
Linnaeus
Squalus acanthias
was originally described as
Squalus acanthias
by Linnaeus in 1758. It belongs to the family
Squalidae
. It is commonly known as Spotted spiny dogfish / Piked dogfish but has many other common names such as in Australia as White-spotted spurdog, in USA (contiguous states) as Spiny dogfish, in Japan as Abura-tsunozame, in South Africa as Spikkel-penhaai, in Albania as Peshkagen.
more common names
It is found in Salt water and its distribution is Widespread, but absent from the North Pacific.
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acanthias
AuthorWI
Linnaeus [C.]
AuthorNI
Linnaeus
Qualification
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Year
1758
Status
Valid
Class
Chondrichthyes
Chondrichthyes
Order
Squaliformes
Squaliformes
Family
Squalidae
Subfamily
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Genus
Squalus
Subgenus
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Class
Chondrichthyes
Order
Squaliformes
Family
Squalidae
Genus
Squalus
Original Name
Squalus
Taxon Name
acanthias
Original Combination
Squalus acanthias
Original Genus
Squalus
Original Genus Species
Squalus acanthias
OriginalSubGenus
Squalus
Original Author
Linnaeus
Original AuthorWI
Linnaeus [C.]
Original Qualification
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Original Year
1758
Original Family
Squalidae
Original SubFamily
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Original Level
species
Type Locality
Mediterranean Sea and northeastern Atlantic [original: "In Oceano Europæo"]; localities include Sweden, Baltic Sea; North Sea; Irish Sea; Marseille, France; Rome and Venice, Italy; Lesbos Island, Greece; Syria, Mediterranean Sea.
Types
Syntypes: NRM 85 (2). Possible syntypes: ZMUU Linn. coll. 159 (1), ZMUU Linn. coll. 160 (1, dry).
Type Catalogue
Type catalog: Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:208-209 [ref. 20707].
Primary Code
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Journal
Systema Nat. ed. 10
Citation
v. 1
Page
233
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Qualification SS
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Original QualificationSS
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Current Genus Species
Squalus acanthias
Current Species
acanthias
Current Genus
Squalus
Current AuthorWI
Linnaeus [C.]
Current AuthorNI
Linnaeus
Current Year
1758
Current Family
Squalidae
Current Subfamily
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Habitat
benthopelagic
Water
Salt water
Habitat Notes
Possibly the most abundant living shark. An inshore and offshore dogfish of the continental and insular shelf and upper slopes. Usually near the bottom but also found at the surface. Often found in enclosed bays and estuaries. Reported to enter freshwater
Depth Range
From 0 to 1460 meters.
Distribution
Widespread, but absent from the North Pacific.
Current Summary
Valid as
Squalus acanthias
Linnaeus 1758. Squalidae.
Name History
• Valid as
Squalus acanthias
Linnaeus 1758 -- (Krefft & Tortonese 1973:37 [ref. 7165], Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:23 [ref. 9277], McEachran & Branstetter in Whitehead et al. 1984:146 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:111 [ref. 6474], Nakaya & Shirai in Masuda et al. 1984:9 [ref. 6441], Menni 1986:425 [ref. 11487], Bass et al. 1986:61 [ref. 5636], Robins & Ray 1986:33 [ref. 23100], Castro-Aguirre & Garcia-Dominguez 1988:103 [ref. 19199], Scott & Scott 1988:35 [ref. 25518], Paxton et al. 1989:37 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:13 [ref. 24556], Pequeño 1989:12 [ref. 14125], Muñoz-Chápuli & Ramos 1989:6 [ref. 12577], McAllister 1990:33 [ref. 14674], Springer 1990:12 [ref. 19315], Yano in Amaoka et al. 1990:76 [ref. 16024], Compagno et al. 1991:66 [ref. 21083], Lloris & Rucabado 1991:27 [ref. 22530], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:83 [ref. 25472] with authors as Smith & Radcliffe 1912, Gomon et al. 1994:105 [ref. 22532], Last & Stevens 1994:98 [ref. 23873], Compagno et al. in Fischer et al. 1995:728 [ref. 22829], Yano in Okamura et al. 1995:51 [ref. 22531], López et al. 1996:7 [ref. 23681], Cheng & Zhou 1997:37 [ref. 26385], Murdy et al. 1997:34 [ref. 23144], Santos et al. 1997:118 [ref. 23531], Pshenichnov 1997:713 [ref. 24700], Arruda 1997:21 [ref. 24952], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:7 [ref. 24670], Compagno 1999:472 [ref. 25589], Nakabo 2000:155 [ref. 25086], Sheiko & Fedorov 2000:15 [ref. 25650], Cousseau & Perrotta 2000:36 [ref. 25942], Hutchins 2001:15 [ref. 25847], Soto 2001:66, 94 [ref. 26637], Bilecenoglu et al. 2002:17 [ref. 26753], Burgess in Collette & Klein-MacPhee 2002:54 [ref. 26158], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:88 [ref 25968], Nakabo 2002:155 [ref. 26001], Youn 2002:60, 478 [ref. 26218], López et al. 2002:62 [ref. 26808], Compagno 2003:383 [ref. 26984], Gadig & Gomes in Menezes et al. 2003:27 [ref. 27192], Moore et al. 2003:170 [ref. 27076], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S93 [ref. 27377], Fedorov et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27579], Baranes 2003:42 [ref. 27888], Espinosa Pérez et al. 2004:102 [ref. 27705], Nelson et al. 2004:49 [ref. 27807], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:54 [ref. 28072], Duhamel et al. 2005:74 [ref. 32059], Hoese 2006:155 [ref. 28998], Duffy & Last 2007:31 [ref. 29127], Duffy & Last 2007:91 [ref. 29132], Fricke 2007:25 [ref. 30577], Fricke et al. 2007:15 [ref. 29533], Vasil'eva 2007:18 [ref. 30517], White et al. 2007:106 [ref. 29133], White et al. 2007:110 [ref. 29134], White 2008:82 [ref. 30617], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:163 [ref. 31251], George 2009:56 [ref. 30539], Møller et al. 2010:14 [ref. 31169], Ebert et al. 2010:30 [ref. 30955] with more restricted range, Mecklenburg et al. 2011:115 [ref. 31212], Castro 2011:55 [ref. 31457], Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800], Page et al. 2013:53 [ref. 32708], Shinohara et al. 2014:233 [ref. 33330], Parin et al. 2014:25 [ref. 33547]).
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Genus Species
Authorship
Status
acanthias acanthias
Squalus acanthias acanthias
Linnaeus [C.] 1758
Synonym
acanthias africana
Squalus acanthias africana
Myagkov [N. A.] & Kondyurin [V. V.] 1986
Synonym
acanthias chilensis
Squalus acanthias chilensis
Suckow [G. A.] 1799
Synonym
acanthias ponticus
Squalus acanthias ponticus
Myagkov [N. A.] & Kondyurin [V. V.] 1986
Synonym
acronotus
Squalus acronotus
Poey [F.] 1860
Synonym
acutipinnis
Squalus acutipinnis
Regan [C. T.] 1908
Synonym
acutirostris
Squalus acutirostris
Chu [Y.-T.], Meng [Q.-W.] & Li [S.] 1984
Uncertain
adscensionis
Squalus adscensionis
Osbeck [P.] 1765
Synonym
africana
Squalus africana
Myagkov [N. A.] & Kondyurin [V. V.] 1986
Synonym
africanus
Squalus africanus
Gmelin [J. F.] 1789
Synonym
albicaudus
Squalus albicaudus
Viana [S. T. de F. L.], Carvalho [M. R. de] & Gomes [U. L.] 2016
Valid
albifrons
Squalus albifrons
Last [P. R.], White [W. T.] & Stevens [J. D.] 2007
Valid
albomaculatus
Squalus albomaculatus
Plucàr [E.] 1846
Synonym
alopecias
Squalus alopecias
Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854
Synonym
altipinnis
Squalus altipinnis
Last [P. R.], White [W. T.] & Stevens [J. D.] 2007
Valid
americanus
Squalus americanus
Gmelin [J. F.] 1789
Synonym
americanus
Squalus americanus
Mitchill [S. L.] 1815
Synonym
americanus
Squalus americanus
(Storer [D. H.] 1846)
Synonym
anisodon
Squalus anisodon
Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1802
Synonym
annulatus
Squalus annulatus
Nilsson [S.] 1832
Synonym
antiquorum
Squalus antiquorum
Leach [W. E.] 1818
Not available
appendiculatus
Squalus appendiculatus
Shaw [G.] in Shaw & Nodder 1806
Synonym
arcticus
Squalus arcticus
Faber [F.] 1829
Synonym
argus
Squalus argus
Bancroft [E. N.] 1830
Not available
ascensionis
Squalus ascensionis
Osbeck [P.] in Lacepède 1798
Not available
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