PIKED DOGFISH

Squalus acanthias

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IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU)

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  - Sharks, skates and rays +
    - Dogfish sharks +
      - Spiny dogfishes +
        
        Spiny dogfish +
        
        Piked dogfish
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The spiny dogfish is considered to be the most abundant living shark, yet two particular subpopulations in the northwest and northeast Atlantic Ocean are considered to be at risk due to massive fishing pressure. This shark is caught for food, liver oil, and used to make sand paper, vitamins, leather, fertiliser, pet food and fish meal (1) (4). At a time of peak abundance between 1900 and 1910, it is estimated that up to 27 million spiny dogfish were caught off the Massachusetts coast every year (5).

	Acreichthys tomentosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bristle-tail file-fish
	Halichoeres lapillus Smith, 1947 Jewelled wrasse
	Naso tuberosus Lacepède, 1801 Humpnose unicornfish
	Trachyrincus helolepis Gilbert, 1892 Armourhead grenadier
	Diplectrum pacificum Meek & Hildebrand, 1925 Inshore sand perch

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