Squalidae

Western longnose spurdog

Squalus nasutus

Narrow snout with narrow head

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Southeast Asia
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Squalus nasutus, the western longnose spurdog, is a dogfish of the family Squalidae, found on the continental shelf off the northwest and southwest coasts of Western Australia, at depths between 300 and 510 m. Its length is at least 55 cm. Squalus nasutus is a rare, small and slender dogfish with a narrow head and long, narrow snout.