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Green-eye spurdog

Squalus mitsukurii Jordan & Snyder, 1903

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The green-eye spurdog (Squalus mitsukurii) is a species in the family Squalidae, order Squaliformes.

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Quick facts about the green-eye spurdog

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 green-eye spurdog live?

Not recorded

Is the green-eye spurdog 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 green-eye spurdog classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familySqualidae
  6. genusSqualus
  7. SpeciesSqualus mitsukurii Jordan & Snyder, 1903

Synonyms Squalus acutirostris, Squalus mitsukuri

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Shortspine dogfishEnglish
  • Shortspine spurdogEnglish
  • Galludo EspinillaSpanish
  • Aiguillat épinetteFrench
  • フトツノザメJapanese
  • Зеленоглазая (короткошипая) колючая акулаRussian
  • 刺鯊Chinese
  • cazón aguijón galludoSpanish
  • 棘沙Chinese
  • 沙魚Chinese
  • 豐胴棘鮫Chinese
  • 長吻角鯊Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the green-eye spurdog

Other species in the same genus Squalus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the green-eye spurdog?

The green-eye spurdog (Squalus mitsukurii) belongs to the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Green-eye spurdog (Squalus mitsukurii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-eye-spurdog

MLA

“Green-eye spurdog (Squalus mitsukurii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-eye-spurdog.

BibTeX
@misc{green_eye_spurdog_2026,
  title = {Green-eye spurdog (Squalus mitsukurii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-eye-spurdog},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}