Species

Squalus suckleyi (North pacific spiny dogfish)

Squalus suckleyi. Photo: (c) chazg24, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The Pacific spiny dogfish or northern Pacific spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi) is a common species of the Squalidae (dogfish) family of sharks, which is part of the Squaliformes order. This species is closely related to Squalus acanthias and for many years they were treated as a single species. Recent research, using meristic, morphological and molecular data led to the resurrection of Pacific Spiny Dogfish as a separate species. The American Fisheries Society recommends the common name…

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