Talk:Spurdog

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[edit] Squalidae v. Squalus

Roughskin spurdog Cirrhigaleus asper seems to suggest that Spurdogs are Squalidae rather than Squalus.--Rumping (talk) 12:20, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

They are in the family Squalidae, there is no need to restate the genus (Cirrhigaleus) as it is part of the specific name Cirrhigaleus asper. It is not in the genus Squalus. GrahamBould (talk) 12:48, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

That is my point. The Spurdog article in effect says that spurdogs are a single genus Squalus. The Roughskin spurdog is in a different genus, calling the statement in the article into question. --Rumping (talk) 10:57, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Missing species

it's missing albifrons (used to be sp. B) chloroculus, crassispinus (used to be sp. D) edmundsi (used to be sp. C) grahami (used to be sp. F) hemipinnus, montabani, nasutus (used to be sp. E) sucklii (Puget Sound Dogfish) and sp. BW-A2282, sp. BW-A2283, and sp. BW-A2289 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.77.5.191 (talk) 01:02, 5 February 2008 (UTC)