| Spiny dogfish | |
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| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Chondrichthyes |
| Order | Squaliformes |
| Family | Squalidae |
| Genus | Squalus |
| Species | S. acanthias |
| Conservation Status | |
 Vulnerable | |
The Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) is a small species of shark that lives in the pacific ocean, usually in shallow waters and offshore parts of the world, mostly in temperate waters.