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title: "Shortnose Spurdog"
description: "Squalus brevirostris — Fish. The Japanese shortnose spurdog (Squalus brevirostris) is a dogfish shark in the genus Squalus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/shortnose-spurdog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Shortnose Spurdog

> Squalus brevirostris — Fish. The Japanese shortnose spurdog (Squalus brevirostris) is a dogfish shark in the genus Squalus.

- Scientific name: *Squalus brevirostris*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 5
- Wikidata: [Q5027004](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5027004)
- iNaturalist taxon: [113029](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/113029)

## Names

- en: Shortnose Spurdog
- de: Kurzschnauzen-Dornhai

## Summary

The Japanese shortnose spurdog (Squalus brevirostris) is a dogfish shark in the genus Squalus. It is found from southern Japan to the South China Sea.  The length of the longest specimen measured is 60 cm (24 in).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_shortnose_spurdog

## Photo

![Shortnose Spurdog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/shortnose-spurdog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chao 江星辰 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/351698258

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/shortnose-spurdog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).