WoRMS taxon details
Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758
105923 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105923)
accepted
Species
Acanthias vulgaris Risso, 1827 (synonym)
Squalus acanthis Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Squalus achantias Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
Subspecies Squalus acanthias acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies Squalus acanthias africana Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986 accepted as Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies Squalus acanthias ponticus Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986 accepted as Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 233 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 233 [details] Available for editors
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Distribution Greenland to Argentina
Distribution Greenland to Argentina [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105923 on 2021-09-20
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original description
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> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 233 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Squalus acanthias acanthias Linnaeus, 1758) 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> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source 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., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source 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. [details]
additional source 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. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Dyntaxa. (2013). Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2021). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2021., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2021)., available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 233 [details] Available for editors
[request] original description (of Squalus acanthias acanthias Linnaeus, 1758) 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> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request] context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source 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., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source 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. [details]
additional source 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. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Dyntaxa. (2013). Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2021). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2021., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2021)., available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Diet Opportunistic feeder, but primarily small fishes such as herrring, capelin and cod [details]Distribution Greenland to Argentina [details]
Habitat Frequents coastal and inshore waters, found at temperatures of 6-15 C. [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Importance Scientific- North America- univerisity laboratory dissection specimen, nuisance to fishing industry; Europe-widely used as food [details]
Predators Young vulnerable to predaceous bony fishes and sharks. Adults prey to large predacious bony fishes and to marine mammals. [details]
Reproduction Ovoviviparous, gestation period of 22 months, birth occurs during winter in offshore waters [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | peshkaqen gjëmbor | [details] |
| Breton | spinekc'hi | [details] |
| Danish | pighaj | [details] |
| Dutch | doornhaai | [details] |
| English | spurdogspiny dogfishpiked dogfishpicky dogpicked dog-fish [from synonym]picked dogfish | [details] |
| French | chien dardaiquillataiguillat communaiguillat [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | gemeiner DornhaiDornhai | [details] |
| Hebrew | קוצן נקוד | [details] |
| Icelandic | háfur | [details] |
| Irish | fiógach | [details] |
| Italian | spinarolo | [details] |
| Japanese | アブラツノザメ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | paprastasis dygliaryklis | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Κεντρόνι | [details] |
| Norwegian | pigghå | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | pigghå | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | pigghå | [details] |
| Polish | koleń pospolity | [details] |
| Portuguese | galhudo | [details] |
| Romanian | câine de mare | [details] |
| Russian | Акула катран | [details] |
| Scottish Gaelic | cu-maire | [details] |
| Spanish | mielgagalludoscazón espinoso comúnagulat | [details] |
| Swedish | pigghajhå | [details] |
| Turkish | mahmuzlu camgözmahmuzlu camgoz | [details] |
| Ukrainian | морський собакаКатран звичайнийКатранАкула катран | [details] |
| Welsh | ci pigog | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (272 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Squalus barbouri Howell Rivero, 1936)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Squalus wakiyae Tanaka, 1918)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acanthias linnei Malm, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Squalus achantias Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Squalus whitleyi Phillipps, 1931)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Squalus kirki Phillipps, 1931)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Squalus tasmaniensis Howell Rivero, 1936)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Squalus fernandinus Molina, 1782)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Squalus canis Forster, 1777)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Acanthias americanus Storer, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Acanthias lebruni Vaillant, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (607 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (663 publications) (from synonym Acanthias vulgaris Risso, 1827)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthias vulgaris Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus antiquorum Leach, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus barbouri Howell Rivero, 1936)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus canis Forster, 1777)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus fernandinus Molina, 1782)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus kirki Phillipps, 1931)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus wakiyae Tanaka, 1918)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus tasmaniensis Howell Rivero, 1936)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthias americanus Storer, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus whitleyi Phillipps, 1931)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthias linnei Malm, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus acanthis Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus acanthias ponticus Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acanthias vulgaris Bonaparte, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthias antiguorum (Leach, 1818))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthias commun Navarrete, 1898)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthias lebruni Vaillant, 1888)
To FishBase (from synonym Spinax mediterraneus Gistel, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus acanthias acanthias Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus acanthias africana Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus achantias Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (565065 nucleotides; 638 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To NMNH Extant Collection (Squalus acanthias RAD100052-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Squalus acanthias RAD100052-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (272 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Squalus barbouri Howell Rivero, 1936)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Squalus wakiyae Tanaka, 1918)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Acanthias linnei Malm, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Squalus achantias Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Squalus whitleyi Phillipps, 1931)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Squalus kirki Phillipps, 1931)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Squalus tasmaniensis Howell Rivero, 1936)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Squalus fernandinus Molina, 1782)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Squalus canis Forster, 1777)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Acanthias americanus Storer, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Acanthias lebruni Vaillant, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (607 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (663 publications) (from synonym Acanthias vulgaris Risso, 1827)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthias vulgaris Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus antiquorum Leach, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus barbouri Howell Rivero, 1936)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus canis Forster, 1777)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus fernandinus Molina, 1782)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus kirki Phillipps, 1931)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus wakiyae Tanaka, 1918)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus tasmaniensis Howell Rivero, 1936)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthias americanus Storer, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus whitleyi Phillipps, 1931)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthias linnei Malm, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus acanthis Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus acanthias ponticus Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986)
To Fishbase (from synonym Acanthias vulgaris Bonaparte, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthias antiguorum (Leach, 1818))
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthias commun Navarrete, 1898)
To FishBase (from synonym Acanthias lebruni Vaillant, 1888)
To FishBase (from synonym Spinax mediterraneus Gistel, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus acanthias acanthias Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus acanthias africana Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus achantias Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (565065 nucleotides; 638 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To NMNH Extant Collection (Squalus acanthias RAD100052-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Squalus acanthias RAD100052-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
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