Spiny Dogfish
Average length 70-100 cm, average weight 3-4 kg. Brownish grey above, with several white spots, white below. Distinguished from the school shark and rig by the presence of dorsal fin spines. Most common off the south and east coasts of the South Island, 100-700 m; also occurs on Chatham Rise and northern Campbell Plateau. Caught mainly by trawling as a by-catch; landed all year round. Resource size unknown, probably moderate.
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