Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Greeneye spurdog (Squalus chloroculus), recorded as Endangered
Greeneye spurdog (Squalus chloroculus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Greeneye spurdog

Squalus chloroculus

Greeneye spurdog is a shark or ray in the family Squalidae (order Squaliformes) — Squalus chloroculus, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Squalus chloroculus
Taxonomy
Elasmobranchii · Squaliformes · Squalidae · Squalus

Appearance

The greeneye spurdog is a robust dogfish with a fusiform body shape, bright green eyes, and overall grey colour. The underparts are paler: paler grey chin and throat to grey-white along the body and tail. The dorsal fins are pale grey with black margins.

The length of the longest specimen measured is 85.6 cm (33.7 in).

Introduction The greeneye spurdog is a dogfish described in 2007.

Range and habitat

It is a member of the family Squalidae, found off the coast of southeastern Australia.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Sharks and rays grow slowly and have few young. A fishery that treats them as bycatch can empty a coastal form.

In crisis

Greeneye spurdog is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Greeneye spurdog, Wikidata item Q5033788. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Japanese spurdog (Squalus japonicus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Japanese spurdog

Squalus japonicus
Photograph of Shortspine spurdog (Squalus mitsukurii), recorded as EndangeredEN

Shortspine spurdog

Squalus mitsukurii
Photograph of Japanese shortnose spurdog (Squalus brevirostris), recorded as EndangeredEN

Japanese shortnose spurdog

Squalus brevirostris
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Quick answers

What is Greeneye spurdog?
Greeneye spurdog is a shark or ray in the family Squalidae (order Squaliformes) — Squalus chloroculus.
What is the conservation status of Greeneye spurdog?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Squalus chloroculus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Greeneye spurdog live?
It is a member of the family Squalidae, found off the coast of southeastern Australia.
Why is Greeneye spurdog in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Squalus chloroculus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Greeneye spurdog a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.