Spiny Dogfish
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Class | Chondrichthyes |
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Phylum | Chordata |
Order | Squaliformes |
Family | Squalidae |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Did you know | The ventral surface of the spiny dogfish ranges from pale gray to pure white. |
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ID | 1132753 |
About Spiny Dogfish
The spiny dogfish, spurdog, mud shark, or piked dogfish is one of the best known species of the Squalidae family of sharks, which is part of the Squaliformes order. While these common names may apply to several species, Squalus acanthias is distinguished by having two spines and lacks an anal fin.