Species Detail - Spurdog (Squalus acanthias) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Explore Your Shore".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Squalus acanthias
Spurdog
NBNSYS0000178138
RecommendedWell-formed
Threatened Species: OSPAR Convention || Threatened Species: Endangered
sqaca
Linnaeus, 1758
Cartilagenous fish (Chondrichthyes)
Species
6
2
1
01/07/2020
03/11/2024
11 January (recorded in 1985)
17 December (recorded in 1990)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Explore Your Shore, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Spurdog (Squalus acanthias), accessed 24 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/305/Species/15579