Squalus acanthias (1877)
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms: Acanthias acanthias, Acanthias americanus, Acanthias commun, Acanthias lebruni, Acanthias linnei, Acanthias vulgaris, Acanthias vulgaris., Flakeus tasmaniensis, Koinga kirki, Koinga lebruni, Koinga whitleyi, Spinax acanthias, Spinax fernandinus, Spinax mediterraneus, Squalus acanthias acanthias, Squalus acanthias africana, Squalus acanthias chilensis, Squalus acanthias ponticus, Squalus acanthius, Squalus aff. acanthias, Squalus barbouri, Squalus cf. acanthias, Squalus cf. fernandinus, Squalus fernandinus, Squalus kirki, Squalus lebruni, Squalus tasmaniensis, Squalus wakiyae, Squalus whitleyi, Squalus (Spinax) acanthias
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus acutipinnis (21)
Regan, 1908
Common name: Bluntnose spiny dogfish
Original description species: Regan, 1908
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus acutirostris (7)
Chu, Meng & Li, 1984
Common name: Shortspine spurdog
Original description species: Chu, Meng & Li, 1984
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus albicaudus (17)
Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Synonyms: Squalus cf. albicaudus
Original description species: Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus albifrons (20)
Last, White & Stevens, 2007
Synonyms: Squalus cf. albifrons
Common name: Eastern highfin spurdog
Original description species: Last, White & Stevens, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus altipinnis (13)
Last, White & Stevens, 2007
Common name: Western highfin spurdog
Original description species: Last, White & Stevens, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus bahiensis (8)
Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Original description species: Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus bassi (8)
Viana, De Carvalho & Ebert, 2017
Original description species: Viana, De Carvalho & Ebert, 2017
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus blainville (320)
(Risso, 1827)
Synonyms: Acanthias blainville, Acanthias blainvillei, Acanthias blainvilli, Acanthias blainvillii, Acanthias fernandezianus, Spinax blainvillii, Spinax fernandezianus, Squalus aff. blainvillei, Squalus blainvilii, Squalus blainvillei, Squalus blainvillii, Squalus cf. blainvillei
Common name: Longnose spurdog
Original description species: (Risso, 1827)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus boretzi (2)
Dolganov, 2019
Original description species: Dolganov, 2019
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus brevirostris (48)
Tanaka, 1917
Common name: Shortnose dogfish
Original description species: Tanaka, 1917
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus bucephalus (10)
Last, Séret & Pogonoski, 2007
Common name: Bighead spurdog
Original description species: Last, Séret & Pogonoski, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus chloroculus (25)
Last, White & Motomura, 2007
Common name: Greeneye spurdog
Original description species: Last, White & Motomura, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus clarkae (13)
Pfleger, Grubbs, Cotton & Daly-Engel, 2018
Original description species: Pfleger, Grubbs, Cotton & Daly-Engel, 2018
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus crassispinus (19)
Last, Edmunds & Yearsley, 2007
Common name: Fatspine spurdog
Original description species: Last, Edmunds & Yearsley, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cubensis (133)
Howell Rivero, 1936
Synonyms: Squalus aff. cubensis, Squalus cf. cubensis
Common name: Cuban dogfish
Original description species: Howell Rivero, 1936
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus edmundsi (27)
White, Last & Stevens, 2007
Synonyms: Squalus cf. edmundsi
Common name: Edmund's spurdog
Original description species: White, Last & Stevens, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus formosus (13)
White & Iglésias, 2011
Original description species: White & Iglésias, 2011
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus grahami (21)
White, Last & Stevens, 2007
Common name: Eastern longnose spurdog
Original description species: White, Last & Stevens, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus griffini (33)
Phillipps, 1931
Synonyms: Flakeus griffini
Common name: Northern spiny dogfish
Original description species: Phillipps, 1931
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus hawaiiensis (3)
Daly-Engel, Koch, Anderson, Cotton & Grubbs, 2018
Original description species: Daly-Engel, Koch, Anderson, Cotton & Grubbs, 2018
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus hemipinnis (26)
White, Last & Yearsley, 2007
Common name: Indonesian shortsnout spurdog
Original description species: White, Last & Yearsley, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus hima (1)
Sweta & Bineesh, 2024
Original description species: Sweta & Bineesh, 2024
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus japonicus (59)
Ishikawa, 1908
Common name: Japanese spurdog
Original description species: Ishikawa, 1908
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus lalannei (11)
Baranes, 2003
Synonyms: Squalus cf. lalannei
Original description species: Baranes, 2003
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus lobularis (8)
Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Original description species: Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus longispinis (1)
Fricke, Durville, Potin & Mulochau, 2023
Original description species: Fricke, Durville, Potin & Mulochau, 2023
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus mahia (8)
Viana, Lisher & De Carvalho, 2017
Original description species: Viana, Lisher & De Carvalho, 2017
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus margaretsmithae (3)
Viana, Lisher & De Carvalho, 2017
Original description species: Viana, Lisher & De Carvalho, 2017
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus megalops (249)
(Macleay, 1881)
Synonyms: Acanthias megalops, Flakeus megalops, Squalus acutipinna, Squalus cf. megalops
Common name: Shortnose spurdog
Original description species: (Macleay, 1881)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus melanurus (42)
Fourmanoir, 1979
Synonyms: Squalus rancureli
Common name: Blacktailed spurdog
Original description species: Fourmanoir, 1979
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus mitsukurii (204)
Jordan & Snyder, 1903
Synonyms: Acanthias mitsukurii, Squalus cf. mitsukurii, Squalus mitsukuri, Squalus sucklii mitsukurii
Common name: Shortspine spurdog
Original description species: Jordan & Snyder, 1903
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus montalbani (43)
Whitley, 1931
Synonyms: Squalus cf. montalbani, Squalus philippinus
Common name: Indonesian greeneye spurdog
Original description species: Whitley, 1931
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus nasutus (22)
Last, Marshall & White, 2007
Synonyms: Squalus cf. nasutus
Common name: Western longnose spurdog
Original description species: Last, Marshall & White, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus notocaudatus (12)
Last, White & Stevens, 2007
Common name: Bartail spurdog
Original description species: Last, White & Stevens, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus probatovi (4)
Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986
Original description species: Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus quasimodo (10)
Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Synonyms: Squalus cf. quasimodo
Original description species: Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus raoulensis (16)
Duffy & Last, 2007
Common name: Kermadec spiny dogfish
Original description species: Duffy & Last, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus shiraii (2)
Viana & De Carvalho, 2020
Common name: Shirai’s spurdog
Original description species: Viana & De Carvalho, 2020
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus suckleyi (160)
(Girard, 1855)
Synonyms: Acanthias suckleyi, Spinax suckleyi, Spinax (Acanthias) suckleyi, Squalus acanthias suckleyi, Squalus sucklii
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: (Girard, 1855)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii