General information |
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| Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 | ||
| Common name | Picked dogfish | |
| Synonyms |
Raia scabrata Garman, 1913 Squalus acanthias acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 Squalus acanthis Linnaeus, 1758 Squalus achantias Linnaeus, 1758 Squalus canis Forster, 1777 Squalus fernandinus Molina, 1782 Squalus acanthias chilensis Suckow, 1799 Squalus antiquorum Leach, 1818 Acanthias antiguorum (Leach, 1818) Acanthias vulgaris Risso, 1827 Acanthias vulgaris Bonaparte, 1846 Acanthias americanus Storer, 1846 Spinax mediterraneus Gistel, 1848 Acanthias linnei Malm, 1877 Acanthias lebruni Vaillant, 1888 Acanthias commun Navarrete, 1898 Squalus wakiyae Tanaka, 1918 Squalus kirki Phillipps, 1931 Squalus whitleyi Phillipps, 1931 Squalus barbouri Howell Rivero, 1936 Squalus tasmaniensis Howell Rivero, 1936 Squalus acanthias africana Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Vulnerable (VU) |
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| Habitat | Saltwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Squalimorphii; Squaliformes; Squalidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | China; Japan; Philippines; Thailand; South Korea; North Korea; Israel; Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; Russia; Australia; New Zealand; South Africa; Algeria; Angola; Libya; Morocco; Namibia; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Iceland; Ireland; Greenland; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; USA; Mexico; Canada; Alaska; Brazil; Argentina; Chile; Uruguay; Falkland Islands; Cuba; Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Isle of Man; Latvia; Lithuania; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Poland; Slovenia; Mauritius; Reunion; Tunisia; Western Sahara |
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| Occurrence | Native: China, Israel, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Algeria, Angola, Libya, Morocco, Namibia, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Greenland, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands, USA, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Falkland Islands, Cuba, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Isle of Man, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Poland, Slovenia, Tunisia, Western Sahara Misidentification: Japan, Philippines, South Korea, North Korea, Alaska Questionable: Thailand, Estonia, Mauritius, Reunion |
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| Importance | Food/Sports |
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| Remarks | Not reported |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Sea Area west of Lysekil, Bohuslan, Sweden | |
| Source of chromosomes | Testes and Kidney |
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| Number of specimens with sex | Male |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 62 |
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| Karyotype formula | 31 bivalents |
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| Fundamental arm number | Not reported |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Not reported |
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| Reference(s) |
Nygren A,Nilsson B, Jahnke M (1971). Cytological studies in Hypotremata and Pleurotremata (Pisces). Hereditas 67: 275-282. |
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