Blue dog - Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758
Quick facts
| Threat status Europe | Endangered (IUCN) |
|---|---|
| Protected by | 5 international agreements |
| Natura 2000 species code | 5858 |
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
Vulnerable
Europe
Endangered
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
Common names and synonyms
Common Name
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Language
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Reference
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|---|---|---|
| Aiguillat commun | 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-malhado | Portuguese | Fishbase |
| Galludo | 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 |
| 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
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|---|---|
| Squalus spinax | (non Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Squalus fernandinus | Molina, 1782 |
| Squalus antiquorum | Leach, 1818 |
| Acanthias vulgaris | Risso, 1827 |
| Acanthias americanus | Storer, 1846 |
| Spinax mediterraneus | Gistel, 1848 |
| Spinax suckleyi | Girard, 1855 |
| Acanthias sucklii | (Girard, 1855) |
| Acanthias linnei | Malm, 1877 |
| Acanthias lebruni | Vaillant, 1888 |
| Acanthias commun | Navarette, 1898 |
| Squalus mitsukurii | (non Jordan & Fowler, 1903) |
| Squalus wakiyae | Tanaka, 1918 |
| Squalus barbouri | Howell-Rivero, 1936 |
| Squalus kirki | Phillipps, 1931 |
| Squalus whitleyi | Phillipps, 1931 |
| Squalus suckleyi | (Girard, 1855) |
| Squalus sucklii | (Girard, 1855) |
| Squalus acanthias africana | Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986 |
| Squalus achantias | Latreille, 1804 |
| Acanthias antiguorum | (Leach, 1818) |
| Squalus canis | Forster, 1777 |
| Squalus acanthias acanthias | 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 |
