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Can you eat a spiny dogfish?
Yeah, but I don't know if it would taste good.
What do the scales of a Spiny Dogfish look like?
The scales of a Spiny Dogfish are small, sharp, and have a rough texture, making them feel prickly to the touch. They are arranged in a way that helps protect the skin of the fish from predators and abrasions.
How can you tell the age of a spiny dogfish?
25-100 years
How long do spiny dogfish live?
They live for about 30-100 years.
What is another name for a dogfish?
Another name for a dogfish is a spiny dogfish or sometimes a mud shark. It's a small type of shark found in oceans around the world.
What color is the spiny dogfish shark?
Usually a shade of brown and sometimes black.
What has the author Tom Kitano written?
Tom Kitano has written: 'Stomach contents of Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), caught in Boundary Bay, May 2 and 3, 1986' -- subject(s): Fishes, Food, Spiny dogfish
What does a fish-dog look like?
The spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias, is a type of dogfish which are members of the family Squalidae in the order of the Squaliformes. The head of the dogfish resembles that of a dog, hence the name.
How long do dogfish live?
Sharks generally live from 20 to 30 years. The spiny dogfish shark and the whale shark have been known to live over 100 years.
How many gills slits do a spiny dogfish have?
Spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias (also known as spurdog, piked dogfish and a number of other names) has five gill slits, all situated in front of the pectoral fins. This is according to Fishes of the Sea by John and Gillian Lythgoe (Blandford Press, 1991). The FAO FishBase (www.fishbase.org) is a good source of information on this and many other species of fish.
What do dog fish look like?
Dogfish are small to medium-sized sharks with elongated bodies and blunt snouts. They typically have two dorsal fins and large, oval-shaped eyes. Dogfish are usually gray or brown in color and have smooth skin covered in small, tooth-like scales.
How fast can a spiny dogfish shark swim?
Spinner sharks can swim up to 15 miles per hour.
