Northern spiny dogfish
| Northern spiny dogfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Squalidae |
| Genus: | Squalus |
| Species: | S. griffini |
| Binomial name | |
| Squalus griffini Phillipps, 1931 | |
The northern spiny dogfish (Squalus griffini), also known as the brown dogfish, grey spiny dogfish or Griffin's dogfish, is a marine species of the family Squalidae, found off New Zealand's North Island. The length of the longest specimen measured is 89.9 cm (35.4 in).[2]
In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the northern spiny dogfish as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier "Secure Overseas" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[3]
References
- ^ Duffy, C.A.J.; Finucci, B.; Kyne, P.M. (2018). "Squalus griffini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T195487A116740549. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T195487A116740549.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Squalus griffini". FishBase. October 2016 version.
- ^ Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2018). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. p. 11. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090.
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| Non-endemic marine fish in NZ |
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