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Spiny dogfish

The spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), spurdog, mud shark, or piked dogfish is one of the best known species of the Squalidae (dogfishes) family of sharks, which is part of the Squaliformes order.

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Commercial use

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Conservation status and management

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Spiny dogfish

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Triples69
Avg. degree1.96
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Spiny dogfish

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related to Commercial use · 24
Spiny dogfish → Because, Belgium, Benelux, Canada, Chile, Chinese, Commercial, England, Europe, France, Galeorhinus, Germany, Greece, In England, In France, In Greece, Italy, New Zealand, Seeaal, Spiny
related to Conservation status and management · 23
Spiny dogfish → Critically, Despite, EU, Europe, Europe's, European, However, ICES Areas IIa, In, In EU, It, IUCN Red List, IV, Northeast Atlantic, Once, Since, Squalus, TAC, The TAC, They
related to External links · 14
Spiny dogfish → Animal Diversity Web, Canadian Shark Research Laboratory3D, Daniel, FishBase, Froese, Integrated Taxonomic Information System, January, October, Pauly, Rainer, Retrieved, Sharks, Spiny, Squalus
related to Description and behaviour · 5
Spiny dogfish → If, The, These, They, This

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the spiny dogfish substitute it.Spiny dogfish bodies are ground into fertilizerinstance ofother small sharks0.80text
liver oilinstance ofother small sharks0.80text
pet foodinstance ofother small sharks0.80text
Spiny dogfishrelated to Commercial useSpiny0.60section
Spiny dogfishrelated to Commercial useEurope0.60section
Spiny dogfishrelated to Commercial useUnited States0.60section
Spiny dogfishrelated to Commercial useCanada0.60section
Spiny dogfishrelated to Commercial useNew Zealand0.60section
Spiny dogfishrelated to Commercial useVenezuela0.60section
Spiny dogfishrelated to Commercial useChile0.60section
Spiny dogfishrelated to Commercial useThe0.60section
Spiny dogfishrelated to Commercial useEngland0.60section

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