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Cyrano spurdog

Squalus melanurus Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The cyrano spurdog (Squalus melanurus) is a species in the family Squalidae, order Squaliformes.

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Quick facts about the cyrano 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 cyrano spurdog live?

Not recorded

Is the cyrano 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 cyrano spurdog classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderSqualiformes
  5. familySqualidae
  6. genusSqualus
  7. SpeciesSqualus melanurus Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979
Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Blacktailed spurdogEnglish
  • ostroun černoocasýCzech
  • Schwarzschwanz-DornhaiGerman
  • mustapyrstöpiikkihaiFinnish
  • Aiguillat cyranoFrench
  • Feketefarkú tüskéscápaHungarian
  • Spinarolo coda neraItalian
  • ZwartstaartdoornhaaiDutch
  • Темнохвостый катранRussian
  • 黑尾角鯊Chinese
  • Aiguillat à queue noireFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cyrano spurdog

Other species in the same genus Squalus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cyrano spurdog?

The cyrano spurdog (Squalus melanurus) 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). Cyrano spurdog (Squalus melanurus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/squalus-melanurus

MLA

“Cyrano spurdog (Squalus melanurus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/squalus-melanurus.

BibTeX
@misc{squalus_melanurus_2026,
  title = {Cyrano spurdog (Squalus melanurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/squalus-melanurus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}