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Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758

Picked dogfish
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South Africa country information

Common names: Spikkel-penhaai, Spotted spiny dogfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Port Nolloth to Cape Point (common); records from the eastern Cape and Natal need verification (Ref. 5578). Caught by anglers but not considered a game fish (Ref. 12484). Taken by commercial trawlers and its flesh is utilized for human consumption, liver for vit. A and fins for sharkfin soup (Ref. 12484). Also Ref. 6577.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Aiguillat commun, Mielga, Катран (=акула колючая обыкновенная), ... more

Классификация / Names народные названия | синонимы | Catalog of Fishes(род, виды) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Пластиножаберные (акулы и скаты) (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Etymology: Squalus: Genus name from Latin 'squalus' meaning shark (Ref. 6885, 27436);  acanthias: Genus name from the Latin 'squalus' meaning shark; species name from the Greek 'akanthias' referring to the spines (Ref. 6885, 27436).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Issue
Squalus suckleyi (Girard, 1855) has been resurected by Ebert et al. (2010: Ref. 85328) in the North Pacific where it replaces Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range экология

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