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Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) >
Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Etymology: Squalus: Genus name from Latin 'squalus' meaning shark (Ref. 6885, 27436).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 37 - 950 m (Ref. 26346), usually 100 - 500 m (Ref. 89422). Subtropical
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 89.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58444); 110.0 cm TL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
Duffy, C.A.J. and P.R. Last, 2007. Redescription of the northern spiny dogfish Squalus griffini Phillipps, 1931 from New Zealand. pp. 91-100. In P.R. Last, W.T. White and J.J. Pogonoski Descriptions of new dogfishes of the genus Squalus (Squaloidea: Squalidae). CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 014. 130 pp. (Ref. 58444)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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