Français : Planche N° 115 du livre "Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation" par Georges Cuvier (Tome 8), seconde édition de 1828, représentant Spinax Acanthias
Date 17 April 2013, 23:09:29
Author Rvalette
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuvier-115-Aiguillat.jpg
The spiny dogfish, spurdog, mud shark, or piked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) is one of the best known species of the Squalidae (dogfish) family of sharks, which is part of the Squaliformes order. It is found mostly in shallow waters and further offshore in most parts of the world, especially in temperate waters.