Spiny dogfish  (Squalus acanthias)

Facts

Also known as:piked dogfish, common spinyfish and white-spotted spurdog
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Chondrichthyes
Order Squaliformes
Family Squalidae
Genus Squalus (1)
Size Male length: up to 100 cm (2)
Female length: up to 124 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List.