Pacific spiny dogfish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Pacific spiny dogfish lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Squalus suckleyi
Group	Sharks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Squaliformes
Family	Squalidae

Where does the Pacific spiny dogfish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Pacific spiny dogfish in 1 country or territory across North America.

Canada

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Pacific spiny dogfish endangered?

The Pacific spiny dogfish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Pacific spiny dogfish?

The Pacific spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Squaliformes and the family Squalidae, genus Squalus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Pacific spiny dogfish

The Pacific spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi) is a common species of the Squalidae (dogfish) family of sharks and are among the most abundant species of sharks in the world. This species is closely related to the Spiny dogfish and for many years they were treated as a single species. Recent research, using meristic, morphological and molecular data led to the resurrection of the Pacific spiny dogfish as a separate species. The American Fisheries Society recommends the common name "Pacific spiny dogfish" for Squalus suckleyi over alternatives such as "spotted spiny dogfish" and "North Pacific spiny dogfish" and "spiny dogfish" for Squalus acanthias.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pacific spiny dogfish (revision 1351902420), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q5026048 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).