Blue dog - Squalus megalops (Macleay, 1881)
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Data Deficient (IUCN) |
|---|---|
| Protected by | 6 international agreements |
Distribution
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Threat and conservation status
IUCN Red List status of threatened species
The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.
World
Data Deficient
Europe
Data Deficient
EU
Not evaluated
EU conservation status
The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
| Legal text | Annex | Conditions | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention) | (Squalus acanthias) | http://www.cms.int/ | |
| Memorandum of understanding on the conservation of migratory sharks - under Bonn Convention (Sharks MOU) | (Squalus acanthias) | http://www.cms.int/sharks/en | |
| Barcelona Convention Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol) | (Squalus acanthias) |
http://rac-spa.org/protocol
http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf |
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| Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ("OSPAR Convention") (OSPAR Convention) | (Squalus acanthias) | http://www.ospar.org/content...240000_000000_000000 | |
| Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention) | (Squalus acanthias) | http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/species-and-habitats |
Common names and synonyms
Common Name
 |
Language
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Reference
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|---|---|---|
| Aiguillat commun | French | Fishbase |
| Aiguillat nez court | French | Fishbase |
| Aiguillat tacheté | French | Fishbase |
| Akula | Bulgarian | Fishbase |
| An fiogach gobach | Irish (recte Irish Gaelic) | Fishbase |
| Blue dog | English | Fishbase |
| Câine de mare | Romanian | Fishbase |
| Chernomorska akula | Bulgarian | Fishbase |
| Common spiny fish | English | Fishbase |
| Darwen salmon | English | Fishbase |
| Doornhaai | Dutch | Fishbase |
| Dornfisch | German | Fishbase |
| Dornhai | German | Fishbase |
| Galhudo | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Galhudo-de-focinho-curto | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Galhudo-malhado | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Galludo | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Galludo chato | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Galludo ñato | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Gemeiner Dornhai | German | Fishbase |
| Háfur | Icelandic | Fishbase |
| Katran | Russian | Fishbase |
| Kolen | Polish | Fishbase |
| Köpek baligi | Turkish | Fishbase |
| Koscenjak | Serbian | Fishbase |
| Kuceska akula | Bulgarian | Fishbase |
| Mahmuzlu camgöz | Turkish | Fishbase |
| Malhado melga | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Mazzola | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Mazzola bix-xewka | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Mazzola griza | Maltese | Fishbase |
| Mielga | Spanish | Fishbase |
| Morsko kuce | Bulgarian | Fishbase |
| Obyknovennaya kolyuchaya akula | Russian | Fishbase |
| Pas kostelj | Serbian | Fishbase |
| Peshkagen | Albanian | Fishbase |
| Piggha | Norwegian | Fishbase |
| Pigghaj | Swedish | Fishbase |
| Pighai | Norwegian | Fishbase |
| Pighaj | Danish | Fishbase |
| Piikkihai | Finnish | Fishbase |
| Piked dogfish | English | Fishbase |
| Rechin | Romanian | Fishbase |
| Rigg | English | Fishbase |
| Rock salmon | English | Fishbase |
| Schillerlocken | German | Fishbase |
| Shortnose spurdog | English | Fishbase |
| Skyllos | Greek | Fishbase |
| Skylópsaro | Greek | Fishbase |
| Spinarolo | Italian | Fishbase |
| Spiny dogfish | English | Fishbase |
| Spring dogfish | English | Fishbase |
| Spurdog | English | Fishbase |
| Stictokentroni | Greek | Fishbase |
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Synonym
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Author
|
|---|---|
| Squalus acanthias | Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Squalus acanthias | (non Linnaeus, 1758) |
Other resources
| CoL (accepted name) | Catalogue of Life |
| Fauna Europaea search | Fauna Europaea |
| FishBase | FishBase |
| GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| ITIS (Valid name) | Interagency Taxonomic Information System |
| NCBI search | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| PESI (Accepted) | Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia |
| WoRMS | World Register of Marine Species |
