Dogfish – Spur (Squalus acanthias)

Dogfish – Spur (Squalus acanthias)

NEW RECORD SPUR DOGFISH: 10.6 kg, Red Bay, Co. Antrim, 25th July 2011 – Albert Koawenhourn (NL)

NEW RECORD SPUR DOGFISH: 10.6 kg, Red Bay, Co. Antrim, 25th July 2011 – Albert Koawenhourn (NL)

Specimen weight: 12 lbs (5.443 kg)
Record: 10.6 kg, Red Bay, Co. Antrim, 2011

Blue-grey or brownish with a few pale spots. A claw-like spine in front of each of the two dorsal fins; no anal fin. Grows to about 20 lb.

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