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| Scientific Name | Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Mediterranean Sea and northeastern Atlantic [original: "In Oceano Europæo"]; localities include Sweden, Baltic Sea; North Sea; Irish Sea; Marseille, France; Rome and Venice, Italy; Lesbos Island, Greece; Syria, Mediterranean Sea. |
| Synonym(s) | Acanthias americanus, Acanthias antiguorum, Acanthias commun, Acanthias lebruni, Acanthias linnei, Acanthias vulgaris, Koinga kirki, Spinax mediterraneus, Spinax vulgaris, Squalus acanthias acanthias, Squalus acanthias africana, Squalus acanthias chilensis, Squalus acanthias ponticus, Squalus acanthis, Squalus achantias, Squalus antiquorum, Squalus barbouri, Squalus fernandinus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1600mm or 63" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: Greenland to Argentina. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Murmansk Coast (Russia) to South Africa, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Western Pacific: Bering Sea to New Zealand. Reports from off New Guinea are doubtful. Eastern Pacific: Bering Sea to Chile. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 233. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:38.205.1505.8485 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 03:49) |