Spiny Dogfish Shark Project
Soleigha Mouton
Labeling
- first dorsal fin
- second dorsal fin
- caudal fin
- pelvic fin
- gill slits
- snout
- claspers fin
- pectoral fin
- lateral line
Organs
- gallbladder- short lobe that is connected to the liver and is green
- heart- pumps blood for it to live
- kidney- ribbon-like, darkly colored, either side of the midline, and is by a tissue
- liver- it is the largest organ within the body cavity
- pancreas- location in the lower stomach and on the duodenum
- small intestine- this is basically the duodenum
- large intestine- a continuation of the small intestine
- stomach-breaks down the food and is "j" shaped
- esophagus- long tube to let the food travel to the stomach
- rectum- this holds the waste
- claspers- grooved copulatory organ
- lateral line- light horizontal stripe
- gills- these help them to breathe
Classification, Life Span, and Habitat
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Squalidae
Genus: Squalus
Species: Acanthias
Life Span
The Spiny Dogfish Shark can live from 25-100 years old
Habitat
It stays in water from 45 degrees to 60 degrees, dwells deep from the surface and ventures in brackish waters