spiny dogfish shark

Summary

spiny dogfish shark is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,341 views/month, #1,180 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• spiny dogfish shark's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• spiny dogfish shark is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• mudshark is named after spiny dogfish shark^[5].
• spiny dogfish shark's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable^[6].
• spiny dogfish shark belongs to the parent taxon Squalus^[7].
• Under binomial nomenclature, spiny dogfish shark is Squalus acanthias^[8].
• spiny dogfish shark's Commons category is recorded as Squalus acanthias^[9].
• spiny dogfish shark's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• spiny dogfish shark's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. acanthias'}^[11].
• spiny dogfish shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spiny dogfish'}^[12].
• spiny dogfish shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cazón Espinoso'}^[13].
• spiny dogfish shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Espinillo'}^[14].
• spiny dogfish shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Galludo'}^[15].
• spiny dogfish shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mielga'}^[16].
• spiny dogfish shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Aiguillat commun'}^[17].
• spiny dogfish shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cape Shark'}^[18].
• spiny dogfish shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Piked Dogfish'}^[19].
• spiny dogfish shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spiny Dogfish'}^[20].
• spiny dogfish shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spurdog'}^[21].
• spiny dogfish shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'doornhaai'}^[22].
• spiny dogfish shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'aiguillat'}^[23].
• spiny dogfish shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'spurdog'}^[24].
• spiny dogfish shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dornhai'}^[25].
• spiny dogfish shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'piikkihai'}^[26].
• spiny dogfish shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'pigghå'}^[27].

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Classification

spiny dogfish shark's scientific name is Squalus acanthias^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Squalus^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spiny dogfish'}^[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cazón Espinoso'}^[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Espinillo'}^[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Galludo'}^[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mielga'}^[16], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Aiguillat commun'}^[17].

Discovery and Description

mudshark is named after spiny dogfish shark^[5].

Identifiers

spiny dogfish shark's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52306^[28]. spiny dogfish shark's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7797^[29]. spiny dogfish shark's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46560201^[30]. spiny dogfish shark's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5216368^[31]. spiny dogfish shark's ITIS TSN is recorded as 160617^[32].

Why It Matters

spiny dogfish shark ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,341 views/month, #1,180 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]