Hawaiian Spurdog

Squalus hawaiiensis

Classification

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Squalidae

Squalus hawaiiensis, the Hawaiian spurdog, is a dogfish, a member of the family Squalidae, found in waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands, from the surface to 950 m. Its length is up to 75 cm. Taxonomy Squalus hawaiiensis was once lumped with the shortspine spurdog, but morphological and genetic data showed that the Hawaiian population was distinct from S.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 11

Sources and credits

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Hawaiian Spurdog

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