Longnose spurdog

The longnose spurdog (Squalus blainville) is a dogfish shark of the genus Squalus, found over continental shelves in all oceans, at depths of between 15 and 800 metres. They reach one metre in length.

Longnose spurdog
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Squaliformes
Family:	Squalidae
Genus:	Squalus
Species:	S. blainville
Binomial name
Squalus blainville (A. Risso, 1827)
Range of the longnose spurdog (in blue)

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