''Squalus grahami'', the eastern longnose spurdog, is a dogfish of the

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Squalidae Squalidae, more commonly known as dogfish, dog sharks, or spiny dogfish, are one of several families of sharks categorized under Squaliformes, making it the second largest order of sharks, numbering 119 species across 7 families. Having earned ...

, found off northern

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, at depths between 220 and 500 m. Its length is up to 64 cm. Its reproduction is

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References

* Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, ''Sharks of the World'', Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 {{Taxonbar, from=Q3280990 grahami Marine fish of Eastern Australia Taxa named by William Toby White Taxa named by Peter R. Last Taxa named by John D. Stevens Fish described in 2007