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Whitespotted Spurdog,swimming

Reference

IB0247

Category

Sharks and Rays

Family Name

Spurdogs - SQUALIDAE

Common Name

Whitespotted Spurdog,swimming

Scientific Name

Squalus acanthias

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Most Dogfishes grow to no more than 1 m in length. They mainly inhabit colder waters to depths of about 800 m though in southern Australia the Whitespotted Spurdog is often found in shallow inshore waters. They feed on small fishes, squid, crustaceans and molluscs.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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