Spotted spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi)

Scientific name: Squalus suckleyi Girard, 1855

Spotted spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi)

The Spotted spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi) is a brackish-water fish of the family Squalidae.

Biology

The species appears to prefer water temperatures between 7 and 15?C, and often makes longitudinal and depth migrations to follow this temperature preference. Edible but not appreciated..

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Squalus suckleyi
Family
Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Order
Squaliformes (Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
130
Depth range
15–110 m (49–361 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 15 - 110 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North Pacific: Korea, Japan, northward to Russia (Kamchatka, Sea of Okhotsk and Sakhalin), the Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands; eastwards in the Gulf of Alaska, British Columbia and Washington south to southern Baja California.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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