Spiny dogfish

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Squalus suckleyi

• Common
• Pelagic and demersal (surface to 1460 m)
• Length to 1.6 m (5 feet)
• Slate grey to brown on top, white to light grey below
• Two dorsal fins with spine in front of each
• No anal fin