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Pacific Spiny Dogfish

Squalus suckleyi (species), “North Pacific Spiny Dogfish”, “Spiny Dogfish”, “Spotted Spiny Dogfish”

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The Pacific spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi) is a common species of the Squalidae (dogfish) family of sharks and are among the most abundant species of sharks in the world. This species is closely related to Squalus acanthias and for many years they were treated as a single species. Recent research, using meristic, morphological and molecular data led to the resurrection of Pacific Spiny Dogfish as a separate species. The American Fisheries Society recommends the common name "Pacific Spiny Dogfish" for Squalus suckleyi over alternatives such as "Spotted Spiny Dogfish" and "North Pacific Spiny Dogfish" and "Spiny Dogfish" for Squalus acanthias.The maximum length of a Pacific dogfish can be 130 centimetres (51 in), and they can live up to 100 years. Squalus suckleyi has a slower growth rate,…

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