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Dogfish

Order Carcharhiniformes
Family Triakidae

Marine fish with cartilaginous skeleton. Shark with slender shape and medium size. Tricuspid cutaneous dentigerous. End of the base of the first dorsal fin closer to the end of the base of the second dorsal fin than to the anterior border of the eye. Generalized gray color, sometimes with dark spots. It measures up to 1.9 m.

Characteristics
FAO code
MPT
Specie
Mustelus punctulatus
Type
Blue fish
FAO Fishing Areas
  • Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
International denominations
China 黑斑星鲨
Italy Palombo maculato
Portugal Cação
United Kingdom Dogfish
Fishing areas
Fishing arts
Gillnets
Hooks
Trawls

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