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Squalus cubensis HowellRivero, 1936

Cuban dogfish
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Brazil country information

Common names: Cação, Cação-bagre, Cação-de-espinho
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 26340.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Aiguillat cubain, Galludo cubano, 古巴角鲨, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Etymology: Squalus: Genus name from Latin 'squalus' meaning shark (Ref. 6885, 27436).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 400 m (Ref. 247).   Subtropical; 36°N - 56°S, 97°W - 45°W (Ref. 54893)

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