Western longnose spurdog

The western longnose is a rare, small and slender dogfish with a narrow head and long narrow snout.

The Western longnose spurdog lives in the pelagic-oceanic, marine, depth range 300 - 850 m , usually 300 - 400 m environment.

The western longnose spurdog, Squalus nasutus, is a dogfish of the family Squalidae, found on the continental shelf off the northwest and southwest coasts of Western Australia, at depths of between 300 and 510 m. Its length is at least 55 cm. More

No image of Western Longnose spurdog found in the Shark Database Range Map Earth Map Names Scientific: Squalus sp. nov. More

Common names

Hiu botol in Jawa
Hiu senget in Bali
Hiu taji in Bali
Western longnose spurdog in English

Order : Squaliformes
Family : Squalidae
Genus : Squalus
Species : Squalus nasutus
Authority : Last, Marshall & White, 2007