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Grayfish

Squalus suckleyi (Girard, 1855)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The grayfish (Squalus suckleyi) is a species in the family Squalidae, order Squaliformes.

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Quick facts about the grayfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the grayfish live?

Not recorded

Is the grayfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the grayfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familySqualidae
  6. genusSqualus
  7. SpeciesSqualus suckleyi (Girard, 1855)

Synonyms Acanthias suckleyi, Acanthias sucklii, Spinax suckleyi, Squalus acanthias, Squalus acanthias suckleyi, Squalus mitsukurii, Squalus sucklii

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • North Pacific spiny dogfishEnglish
  • Pacific dogfishEnglish
  • Pacific spiny dogfishEnglish
  • Spiny dogfishEnglish
  • Spotted spiny dogfishEnglish
  • ostroun SuckleyůvCzech
  • Nordpazifischer DornhaiGerman
  • Squalus suckleyiSpanish
  • Aiguillat du Nord PacifiqueFrench
  • Spinarolo del PacificoItalian
  • アブラツノザメJapanese
  • 곱상어Korean
  • Пятнистая колючая акулаRussian
  • 薩氏角鯊Chinese
  • Galludo del PacificoSpanish
  • aiguillat commun du Pacifique NordFrench
  • Короткопёрая колючая акулаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the grayfish

Other species in the same genus Squalus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the grayfish?

The grayfish (Squalus suckleyi) belongs to the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grayfish (Squalus suckleyi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grayfish

MLA

“Grayfish (Squalus suckleyi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grayfish.

BibTeX
@misc{grayfish_2026,
  title = {Grayfish (Squalus suckleyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grayfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}