Squalidae

Western highfin spurdog

Squalus altipinnis

Tall dorsal fins and spines over northwestern Australian slopes

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Large
• Tropical fish

Squalus altipinnis, the western highfin spurdog, is a dogfish of the family Squalidae found on the continental shelf off Western Australia, at depths between 220 and 510 m. Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.