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The shark species "Shortspine spurdog"

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Shortspine spurdog
Shortspine spurdog
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Shortspine spurdog

Rough area of distribution

Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animals (Animalia)
Phylum:
Vertebrates (Chordata)
Class:
Cartilagenous fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order:
Dogfish sharks (Squaliformes)
Family:
Dogfish sharks (Squalidae)
Genus:
Squalus
Names
Scientific:
Squalus mitsukurii
Synonym:
Squalus acutirostris
English:
Shortspine spurdog
German:
Kurzrücken-Dornhai , Kleinspitzen-Dornhai
French:
Aiguillat coq , Aiguillat épinette
Spanish:
Galludo , Galludo espinilla
Vulnerability
Category: Endangered (EN)
Criteria: A2d
Last evaluated: 2020
Trend: Decreasing




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