Spiny Dogfish Shark Digital Poster
Allyson Trahan
Lableing
Organs
- Gallbladder: Bile from the liver is stored
- Heart: Pumps blood through the shark's body
- Kidney: filters blood and urine
- Liver: Produces bile
- Pancreas: Produces hormones
- Small Intestine: takes out nutrients
- Large Intestine: forms feces
- Stomach: food is mixed with acid, turns into chyme
- Esophagus: brings food to the stomach
- Rectum: where feces go after
- Claspers: male shark penis
- Lateral Line: visual line along shark
- Gills: Breathing "tube"
KPCOFGS
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes
Order: Squaliformes
Family: Squalidae
Genus: Squalus
Species: acanthias
Life Span and Habitat
Life Span: 25-100 years
Habitat: The Spiny Dogfish Shark stays in water that is between 45 - 59 degrees.