Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Squalidae Scientific name Squalus blainville Higher classification Spurdog | Phylum Chordata Order Squaliformes Genus Squalus Rank Species | |
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Similar Spurdog, Shark, Shortnose spurdog, Little gulper shark, Little sleeper shark | ||
The longnose spurdog, Squalus blainville, is a dogfish shark of the genus Squalus, found over continental shelves in all oceans, at depths of between 15 and 800 metres. They reach one metre in length.
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