Choose your destination.   '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 January   x x x x February x x x x x March x x x x x April x x x x x May x x x x x June x x x x   July x x x x   August x x X x   September x x x x   October x x x x   November x x x x   December x x x x   Shortspine Spiny Dogfish Scientifically: Squalus mitsukurii. What To Look For: A small, dark spurdog with spines on both dorsal fins. The first dorsal fin is high, and there are conspicuous keels (projections) on both sides of the tail. Caught commercially over the continental shelf in the Northern Pacific, to depths of 750 m. Size: Up to 1.1 m. Distribution: Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate waters. Food: Bony fish, crabs and octopus. Breeding: Gestation may last up to 2 years. Live-bearer, with up to 9 pups usually born in the autumn. Danger To Humans: Care needed when handling as spines are sharp. Caught by trawlers and kipklip longliners in considerable numbers. Back To Top

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