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Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Squaliformes
family
Squalidae
genus
Squalus
species
Squalus acanthias

Name

Synonyms
Acanthias americanus Storer, 1846
Acanthias antiguorum (Leach, 1818)
Acanthias commun Navarrete, 1898
Acanthias lebruni Vaillant, 1888
Acanthias linnei Malm, 1877
Acanthias vulgaris Bonaparte, 1846
Acanthias vulgaris Risso, 1827
Koinga kirki Phillipps, 1931
Spinax mediterraneus Gistel, 1848
Spinax vulgaris (Risso, 1827)
Squalus acanthias acanthias
Squalus acanthias africana Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986
Squalus acanthias chilensis Suckow, 1799
Squalus acanthias ponticus Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986
Squalus acanthis Linnaeus, 1758
Squalus achantias Linnaeus, 1758
Squalus antiquorum Leach, 1818
Squalus barbouri Howell Rivero, 1936
Squalus canis Forster, 1777
Squalus fernandinus Molina, 1782
Homonyms
Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Abou shoka in Arabic
Abushoka in Arabic
Agoggiau in Italian
Aguggiao rosso in Italian
Agugliau in Italian
Agullat in Catalan–Valencian
Agusèo in Italian
Aiguillat in French
Aiguillat in French
Aiguillat brun in French
Aiguillat commun in French
Aiguillat commun in French
Aiguillat commun in French
Aiguillat commun in French
Aiguillat commun in French
Aiguillat tacheté in French
Aiguillat tacheté in French
Aiguillat épinette in French
Akula in Bulgarian
Almindelig pighaj in Danish
Almindelig pighaj in Danish
An fiogach gobach in language.
An fiogach gobach in Irish
Archilao in Italian
Arculate in Italian
Arquilato in Italian
Asià a muso a schizzo in Italian
Blue Dog in English
Blue dog in English
Blue dog in English
Caddutu in Italian
Cagnoleto in Italian
Cagnolo in Italian
Can bianco in Italian
Can spinoso in Italian
Cazón espinoso común in Spanish
Cação galhudo in Portuguese
Cação-bagre in Portuguese
Cação-de-espinho in Portuguese
Cação-espinho in Portuguese
Cação-prego in Portuguese
Cendroene in Italian
Centrune in Italian
Chernomorska akula in Bulgarian
Ci pigog in Welsh
Cintroni in Italian
Cintrune in Italian
Common Spiny Fish in English
Common spiny fish in English
Common spiny fish in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Burgess, George H. / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds., 2002: Spiny Dogfishes: Family Squalidae. Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition. 48-57.
  2. Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and Lynne R. Parenti, 2001: null. Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba. 253.
  3. Compagno, Leonard J. V., 1984: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 4, pt. 1.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  5. Fowler 1941, 1951, Mann 1954, Pequeño 1989, Meléndez et al. 1993, Valenzuela et al. 2008, Sáez & Pequeño 2010, Sáez et al. 2010, Reyes & Hüne 2012.
  6. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022.
  7. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  8. Gärdenfors (ed.) (1899-12-31 23:00:00) The 2010 Red List of Swedish Species
  9. Gärdenfors (ed.) (2010) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2010
  10. Gärdenfors (ed.), U. (1899-12-31 23:00:00) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
  11. Gärdenfors (ed.), U. (2005) Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2005
  12. King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554.
  13. Kullander (2007) Nationalnyckeln Broskfiskar manus
  14. Kullander, O, Stach, Nyman, Samuelsson, Hansson, G, Delling, Blom & Jilg (2016-04-17 22:00:00) Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges Flora och Fauna. Ryggsträngsdjur: Lansettfiskar–broskfiskar, Chordata: Branchiostomatidae–Chondrichthyes.
  15. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
  16. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  17. McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  18. Moore, Jon A., Karsten E. Hartel, James E. Craddock, and John K. Galbraith, 2003: An annotated list of deepwater fishes from off the New England region, with new area records. Northeastern Naturalist, vol. 10, no. 2. 159-248.
  19. Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp.
  20. Murdy, Edward O., Ray S. Birdsong, and John A. Musick, 1997: null. Fishes of Chesapeake Bay. xi + 324.
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