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Squalus suckleyi

(Girard, 1855)

Pacific Spiny Dogfish

G5Secure Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.868817

Element CodeAFDEA07040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVertebrate Animal

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumCraniata

ClassChondrichthyes

OrderSqualiformes

FamilySqualidae

GenusSqualus

Other Common Names

Aiguillat commun du Pacifique Nord (FR) North Pacific Spiny Dogfish (EN) Pacific dogfish (EN) Spotted Spiny Dogfish (EN)

Concept Reference

Ebert, D.A., W. T. White, K. J. Goldman, L. J.V. Compagno, R. S. Daly-Engel and R. D. Ward. 2010. Resurrection and redescription of Squalus suckleyi (Girard, 1854) from the North Pacific, with comments on the Squalus acanthias subgroup (Squaliformes: Squalidae). Zootaxa 2612:22-40.

Taxonomic Comments

Jones and Geen (1976) re-evaluated the taxonomy of Squalus acanthias in the northeastern Pacific Ocean to conclude the recognition of the species Squalus suckleyi. Ebert et al. (2010) also conclude to recognize the north Pacific taxon as distinct from S. acanthias. Verissimo et al. (2010) outline two genetically distinct groups - one for the north Pacific and one from the south Pacific/Atlantic locations. These latter authors conclude that the available data strongly argue for the taxonomic separation of S. suckleyi from S. acanthias.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2017-12-24

Change Date2017-12-24

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	S2	Yes

CanadaN3B,NNRN,NNRM

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNR	Yes

Roadless Areas (11)

Alaska (11)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bering Lake	Chugach National Forest	965,076
Cleveland	Tongass National Forest	189,447
Dall Island	Tongass National Forest	105,780
Eudora	Tongass National Forest	195,022
Karta	Tongass National Forest	52,117
Kogish	Tongass National Forest	65,216
North Cleveland	Tongass National Forest	105,288
North Revilla	Tongass National Forest	215,430
Outer Islands	Tongass National Forest	99,862
Upper Situk	Tongass National Forest	16,789
Yakutat Forelands	Tongass National Forest	323,648

References (5)

Ebert, D.A., W. T. White, K. J. Goldman, L. J.V. Compagno, R. S. Daly-Engel and R. D. Ward. 2010. Resurrection and redescription of Squalus suckleyi (Girard, 1854) from the North Pacific, with comments on the Squalus acanthias subgroup (Squaliformes: Squalidae). Zootaxa 2612:22-40.
Jones, B.C., and G.H. Geen. 1976. Taxonomic reevaluation of the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias L.) in the northeastern Pacific ocean. Journal of Fisheries Board of Canada, NRC Research Press 33(11):2500-2506.
Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, R. L. Mayden, and J. S. Nelson. 2013. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Seventh edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 34, Bethesda, Maryland.
Page, L. M., K. E. Bemis, T. E. Dowling, H.S. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, K. E. Hartel, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, M. A. Neigbors, J. J. Schmitter-Soto, and H. J. Walker, Jr. 2023. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Eighth edition. American Fisheries Society (AFS), Special Publication 37, Bethesda, Maryland, 439 pp.
Verissimo, A., J.R. McDowell and J.E. Graves. 2010. Global population structure of the spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias, a temperate shark with an antitropical distribution. Molecular Ecology 19:1651-1662.