When it is recorded
Jan3,442
Feb7,163
Mar7,634
Apr5,064
May2,554
Jun3,485
Jul6,657
Aug7,871
Sep5,825
Oct7,551
Nov16,846
Dec7,224
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mid and East Antrim | Northern Ireland | 4 | |
| 2 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 2 | |
| 3 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 1 | |
| 4 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 1 |
32 England50 Scotland67 Wales175 Northern Ireland25 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 81,318
- Peak month
- November
- Counties with records
- 4
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- Scientific name
- Squalus acanthias
- Also known as
- Cape Shark, Piked Dogfish, Spurdog
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 615
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC), OSPAR list, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Squaliformes
- Family
- Squalidae
- Genus
- Squalus
- Name with authority
- Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 20
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q212694 · GBIF 5216368