| Northern spiny dogfish | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squaliformes |
| Family: | Squalidae |
| Genus: | Squalus |
| Species: | S. griffini |
| Binomial name | |
| Squalus griffini Phillipps, 1931 | |
The northern spiny dogfish (Squalus griffini), also known as the brown dogfish, grey spiny dogfish or Griffin's dogfish, is a marine species of the family Squalidae, found off New Zealand's North Island. The length of the longest specimen measured is 89.9 cm (35.4 in).
In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the northern spiny dogfish as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier "Secure Overseas" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.
References
- Duffy, C.A.J.; Finucci, B.; Kyne, P.M. (2018). "Squalus griffini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T195487A116740549. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T195487A116740549.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Squalus griffini". FishBase. October 2016 version.
- Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2018). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. p. 11. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090.
| Non-endemic fish of New Zealand | ||
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| Non-endemic marine fish in NZ |
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| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Squalus griffini |
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