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The shark species "Eastern highfin spurdog"

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Eastern highfin 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 albifrons
English:
Eastern highfin spurdog
German:
Östlicher Hochflossen-Dornhai
French:
Squalus albifrons
Spanish:
Squalus albifrons
Vulnerability
Category: Least Concern (LC)
Criteria: -
Last evaluated: 2019
Trend: Unknown




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