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Squalidae
shortnose spurdog
Squalus megalops
Squalid Fish of Coastal Waters
- Tropical
- Local endemic species
- Restricted distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Elongated
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
Largeshortnose spurdog is a marine fish found around Eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 72 cm.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Dogfish Sharks
- Family
- Squalidae
- Genus
- Squalus
- Maximum length
- 72 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Eastern Indian Ocean: previously considered to be an Australian endemic (Ref. 49645 ). Eastern Atlantic: confirmed to occur in the Mediterranean (Ref. 93472 ). Dogfishes presently referred to in current literature as Squalus megalops appear to belong to a complex of similar species. Specimens from the different regions still need to be compared carefully (Ref. 6871 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
