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The Spiny Dogfish Shark, Squalus acanthias, is one of the most numerous sharks in the ocean. A small shark, they are found in coastal regions throughout the world.

Spiny Dogfish - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

The spiny dogfish, spurdog, mud shark, or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias, is one of the best known species of the Squalidae (dogfish) family of sharks, which is part of the Squaliformes order.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_dogfish
ADW: Spiny Dogfish - Squalus acanthias

The spiny dogfish can be recognized by its two dorsal fins, each with a spine; second dorsal is smaller than the first. Pectoral fins posses curved margins and rounded free rear tips.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Squalus_acanthias/
Spiny Dogfish (Squalus Acanthias) - A-Z Animals

General information and taxonomy from A-Z Animals
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/spiny-dogfish/
Spiny Dogfish - Squalus acanthias - ARKive

Learn more about the Spiny dogfish - with amazing Spiny dogfish photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/spiny-dogfish/squalus-acanthias/
Piked Dogfishes, Squalus acanthias - MarineBio

Find out what's known about Piked Dogfishes, Squalus acanthias, Elasmobranchii, Squaliformes, Squalidae, including their world range and habitats, feeding behaviors, life history, ecology, reproduction, and conservation status.
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=97
Spiny Dogfish - Squalus acanthias - Elasmodiver

Long, flattened, pointed snout. Grey to brown above usually with small white spots. White spots may follow lateral line. Eyes large. Mildly venomous spines on first and second dorsal fins. Anal fin absent. Belly white.
http://www.elasmodiver.com/spiny_dogfish.htm
FLMNH Ichthyology Department: Spiny Dogfish

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department. This page contains educational sections about the biology, ecology and conservation of the Spiny Dogfish.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/discover/species-profiles/squalus-acanthias
Spiny Dogfish - Elasmo-Research

Smallish, dirt-common, and sometimes highly destructive to human interests, the Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) is often unfairly dismissed as the underwater equivalent of a rat.
http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/ecology/rocky-spiny_dog.htm
Squalus acanthias (Cape Shark, Piked Dogfish, Spiny Dogfish, Spurdog)

Information and population statistics on the spiny dogfish shark from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/39326/0
Spiny Dogfish Shark (Squalus acanthias) - Conservation Institute

Information regarding the spiny dogfish shark and its conservation
http://www.conservationinstitute.org/spiny-dogfish-shark-squalus-acanthias

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Spiny Dogfish - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

The spiny dogfish, spurdog, mud shark, or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias, is one of the best known species of the Squalidae (dogfish) family of sharks, which is part of the Squaliformes order.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_dogfish
ADW: Spiny Dogfish - Squalus acanthias

The spiny dogfish can be recognized by its two dorsal fins, each with a spine; second dorsal is smaller than the first. Pectoral fins posses curved margins and rounded free rear tips.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Squalus_acanthias/
Spiny Dogfish (Squalus Acanthias) - A-Z Animals

General information and taxonomy from A-Z Animals
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/spiny-dogfish/
Spiny Dogfish - Squalus acanthias - ARKive

Learn more about the Spiny dogfish - with amazing Spiny dogfish photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/spiny-dogfish/squalus-acanthias/
Piked Dogfishes, Squalus acanthias - MarineBio

Find out what's known about Piked Dogfishes, Squalus acanthias, Elasmobranchii, Squaliformes, Squalidae, including their world range and habitats, feeding behaviors, life history, ecology, reproduction, and conservation status.
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=97
Spiny Dogfish - Squalus acanthias - Elasmodiver

Long, flattened, pointed snout. Grey to brown above usually with small white spots. White spots may follow lateral line. Eyes large. Mildly venomous spines on first and second dorsal fins. Anal fin absent. Belly white.
http://www.elasmodiver.com/spiny_dogfish.htm
FLMNH Ichthyology Department: Spiny Dogfish

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department. This page contains educational sections about the biology, ecology and conservation of the Spiny Dogfish.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/discover/species-profiles/squalus-acanthias
Spiny Dogfish - Elasmo-Research

Smallish, dirt-common, and sometimes highly destructive to human interests, the Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) is often unfairly dismissed as the underwater equivalent of a rat.
http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/ecology/rocky-spiny_dog.htm
Squalus acanthias (Cape Shark, Piked Dogfish, Spiny Dogfish, Spurdog)

Information and population statistics on the spiny dogfish shark from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/39326/0
Spiny Dogfish Shark (Squalus acanthias) - Conservation Institute

Information regarding the spiny dogfish shark and its conservation
http://www.conservationinstitute.org/spiny-dogfish-shark-squalus-acanthias

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Spiny Dogfish Shark

The Spiny Dogfish Shark, Squalus acanthias, is one of the most numerous sharks in the ocean. A small shark, they are found in coastal regions throughout the world.

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