Squalus acanthias in USA
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance Ref.
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater No
Brackish Yes
Saltwater Yes
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance Ref.
Comments

Continental shelf water off the northeastern United States (Ref. 37512). Also from Gulf of California (Ref. 96339). Records from North Pacific (Alaska south to southern Baja California) refer to Squalus suckleyi (Ref. 85328). Misidentification in Ref. 247 (Northern Pacific population), 95107, 95148.

States/Provinces Delaware (native), Florida (native), Georgia (native), Maine (native), Massachusetts (native), New Hampshire (native), New Jersey (native), New York (native), North Carolina (native), Rhode Island (native), South Carolina (native), Virginia (native), Washington (misidentification)
States/Provinces Complete? Yes
National Checklist
Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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