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Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758

Picked dogfish
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Canada country information

Common names: Aiguillat commun, Aiguillat commun, Pacific dogfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Newfoundland (Ref. 6885), southward to Nova Scotia (Ref. 5951). Has been used exploited in the country as a source of oil, fish meal, and vitamin A (Ref. 6885). Also Ref. 247, 120663. S. suckleyi in Ref. 95107. Reports from the Pacific coasts (British Columbia) refer actually to the resurrected Squalus suckleyi (Girard, 1855) (Ref. 85328). Misidentification in Ref. 247 (northern Pacific population), 95107, 95148.
National Checklist:
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: Scott, W.B. and M.G. Scott, 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Aiguillat commun, Mielga, Катран (=акула колючая обыкновенная), ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchi (squali e razze) (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Etymology: Squalus: Genus name from Latin 'squalus' meaning shark (Ref. 6885, 27436);  acanthias: Genus name from the Latin 'squalus' meaning shark; species name from the Greek 'akanthias' referring to the spines (Ref. 6885, 27436).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

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 Ecologia

marino; salmastro batidemersale; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 1978 m (Ref. 125614), usually 50 - 300 m (Ref. 43939).   Temperate; 7°C - 15°C (Ref. 247); 78°N - 57°S, 82°W - 171°W (Ref. 247)

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