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| Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias | |
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| Family: | Squalidae Blainville, 1816
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Squalidae is the family of dogfish sharks. These sharks are characterized by smooth dorsal fin spines, teeth in upper and lower jaws similar in size, caudal peduncle with lateral keels; upper precaudal pit usually present, and caudal fin without subterminal notch.
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References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Squalidae" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2