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Dogfish sharks (Squalidae)

The Dogfish sharks (Squalidae) family has 26 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia. None are commonly kept in home aquariums, so these profiles are reference entries.

Species in this family

  • Bartail spurdogSqualus notocaudatus
  • Bighead spurdog (Squalus bucephalus)Bighead spurdogSqualus bucephalus
  • Blacktailed spurdog (Squalus melanurus)Blacktailed spurdogSqualus melanurus
  • Cuban dogfish (Squalus cubensis)Cuban dogfishSqualus cubensis
  • Cyrano spurdog (Squalus rancureli)Cyrano spurdogSqualus rancureli
  • Eastern highfin spurdog (Squalus albifrons)Eastern highfin spurdogSqualus albifrons
  • Eastern longnose spurdog (Squalus grahami)Eastern longnose spurdogSqualus grahami
  • Edmund's spurdogSqualus edmundsi
  • Fatspine spurdogSqualus crassispinus
  • Greeneye spurdogSqualus chloroculus
  • Indonesian greeneye spurdog (Squalus montalbani)Indonesian greeneye spurdogSqualus montalbani
  • Indonesian shortsnout spurdog (Squalus hemipinnis)Indonesian shortsnout spurdogSqualus hemipinnis
  • Japanese spurdog (Squalus japonicus)Japanese spurdogSqualus japonicus
  • Kermadec spiny dogfish (Squalus raoulensis)Kermadec spiny dogfishSqualus raoulensis
  • Little gulper sharkSqualus uyato
  • Longnose spurdog (Squalus blainville)Longnose spurdogSqualus blainville
  • Mandarin dogfish (Cirrhigaleus barbifer)Mandarin dogfishCirrhigaleus barbifer
  • Northern spiny dogfish (Squalus griffini)Northern spiny dogfishSqualus griffini
  • Picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias)Picked dogfishSqualus acanthias
  • Roughskin spurdog (Cirrhigaleus asper)Roughskin spurdogCirrhigaleus asper
  • Shortnose spurdog (Squalus megalops)Shortnose spurdogSqualus megalops
  • Shortspine spurdog (Squalus mitsukurii)Shortspine spurdogSqualus mitsukurii
  • Southern Mandarin Dogfish (Cirrhigaleus australis)Southern Mandarin DogfishCirrhigaleus australis
  • Spotted spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi)Spotted spiny dogfishSqualus suckleyi
  • Western highfin spurdogSqualus altipinnis
  • Western longnose spurdogSqualus nasutus
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