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The picked dogfish is a common English name for the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), a small shark species found in temperate coastal waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is one of the most abundant shark species and is characterized by the presence of a venomous spine in front of each of...
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Duplicate of spiny dogfish, same strong textbook and fisheries recognition.
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The spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) is a small species of shark found in temperate and subarctic coastal waters worldwide, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is distinguished by the sharp, venom-bearing spine located in front of each dorsal fin, which gives the species its common name....
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Common, well-studied dogfish with venomous spines and long gestation, strong textbook presence but modest charisma.
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The Portuguese dogfish is a deepwater shark species belonging to the family Somniosidae. Scientifically known as Centroscymnus coelolepis, it inhabits the continental slopes and abyssal plains of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This species is recognized as one of the deepest-living sharks, having...
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Extreme depth tolerance is notable, but fishery identity and public profile are modest.
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The Prickly Dogfish (Oxynotus bruniensis) is a distinctive species of deep-sea shark belonging to the rough shark family Oxynotidae, found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is recognized by its unusually high, hump-backed body profile and extremely coarse, thorn-like dermal denticles that give i...
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Rare hump-backed form and rough skin give visual interest, with limited broader consensus.
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The gulper shark, Centrophorus granulosus, is a deep-water dogfish of the family Centrophoridae. It has a broad but patchy distribution in Atlantic and Indo-Pacific waters and inhabits continental-slope and outer-shelf environments. The species has a low reproductive rate, with late maturity and ver...
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Conservation concern and exploitation for liver oil matter, though public appeal is limited.
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The leafscale gulper shark, Centrophorus squamosus, is a deep-water dogfish shark of the family Centrophoridae. It is named for the leaf-shaped dermal denticles that cover its skin and occurs on continental slopes and other bathyal habitats. Slow growth, late maturity, low reproductive output, and c...
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Vulnerable status and leaf-shaped denticles give conservation interest, with modest recognition.
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Birdbeak dogfish, Deania calcea, is a deep-water shark in the family Centrophoridae. Its common name refers to the elongated, flattened snout that projects ahead of the mouth, a feature that distinguishes it from many other dogfish. The species lives in deep marine environments and has been recorded...
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Distinct rostrum and deep-water ecology are notable, but recognition is narrow.
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Velvet dogfish is the common name for Zameus squamulosus, a squaliform shark in the sleeper-shark family Somniosidae. It is a wide-ranging benthopelagic species recorded in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans, usually along continental slopes and oceanic ridges at several hundred to roughly 2,0...
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Cosmopolitan deep-sea shark with velvet texture, but little mainstream recognition.
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The roughskin spurdog, Cirrhigaleus asper, is a valid species of deep-water dogfish shark in the family Squalidae. It was described by Peter Merrett in 1973 and is one of three barbel-bearing species recognized in the genus Cirrhigaleus. It has the rough skin indicated by its common name, formed by...
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Rough denticles and broad records create specialist interest, but low public visibility.
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The shortspine spurdog is a deepwater dogfish shark of the Squalus mitsukurii complex, notable for its short fin spines and wide Indo-Pacific range.
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Deepwater spurdog complex member with taxonomic interest, limited public reputation.
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Roughskin Dogfish (Cirrhigaleus asper) is a deep-water squalid shark named for its coarser-than-average skin denticles, recorded in scattered locations across the Atlantic and Pacific.
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Coarse denticles define it, but sparse records and low distinctiveness limit reputation.
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The longnose spurdog is a small deep-water dogfish shark in the family Squalidae. Its scientific name is Squalus blainville, and it is recognized by its noticeably elongated snout, slender body, and sharp spines in front of the dorsal fins. The species occurs in parts of the eastern Atlantic and the...
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Small regional dogfish with elongated snout, low broader recognition.
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The New Zealand spurdog, Squalus griffini, is a dogfish shark in the family Squalidae. It is found in waters around New Zealand and is associated with temperate marine habitats. Like other spurdogs, it has a slender body and defensive spines in front of its dorsal fins. The species is part of New Ze...
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New Zealand endemic spurdog with local fishery relevance, limited global consensus signals.
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The smallfin gulper shark, Centrophorus moluccensis, is a deep-water dogfish in the family Centrophoridae. It occurs in the Indo-Pacific and has been recorded from roughly 125 to 820 metres, including bathyal depths. The species is distinguished from related gulper sharks by its comparatively small,...
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Gulper shark traits and small fins are modest consensus signals.
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The Japanese spurdog is a Squalus dogfish from the northwest Pacific, notable as a regional species described from waters around Japan.
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Regional Japanese dogfish with modest scientific profile and little public awareness.
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