The longnose spurdog (''Squalus blainville'') is a

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of the

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Squalus ''Squalus'' is a genus of dogfish sharks in the family Squalidae. Commonly known as spurdogs, these sharks are characterized by smooth dorsal fin spines, teeth in upper and lower jaws similar in size, caudal peduncle with lateral keels; upper pr ...

'', found over

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in all oceans, at depths of between 15 and 800 metres. They reach one metre in length.

References

* * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) {{DEFAULTSORT:Longnose spurdog Squalus Fish described in 1827