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The shark species "Blacktailed spurdog"

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Blacktailed 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 melanurus
English:
Blacktailed spurdog
German:
Schwarzschwanz Dornhai
French:
Aiguillat à queue noire
Spanish:
Galludo cola negra
Vulnerability
Category: Data Deficient (DD)
Criteria: -
Last evaluated: 2018
Trend: Unknown




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