Common name | Q'ad |
Language | Haida |
Dialect | Massett |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | British Columbia |
Ref. | Jones, R., 1999 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | The spiny dogfish was used for oil from their livers which was sold to white traders; it was also the crest of the Yaaku laana (Middle town people) and Kyanuusilee (tomcod people), two Haida Raven lineages. Applied to Squalus acanthias. |