Dogfish
Squalus acanthias
Not Kosher
Has fins but no scales
Fins
Yes
Scales
No
Description
The spiny dogfish, spurdog, mud shark, or piked dogfish is one of the best known species of the Squalidae (dogfishes) family of sharks, which is part of the Squaliformes order.
Spiny dogfish is sold as food across Europe, North America, and parts of South America. In England it's sold as huss in fish-and-chip shops, and the fins are used in shark fin soup.
Spiny dogfish live in shallow and offshore waters across much of the world, mostly in temperate seas. They're commonly found from about 50 to 150 meters down but range deeper than 700 meters.
Also known as
- Spiny dogfish
- Spurdog
- Mud shark
- Piked dogfish
Dogfish in foreign languages
| Scientific | Squalus acanthias |
| Hebrew | קוצן נקוד |
| Spanish | Cazón Espinoso |
| French | Chien de mer |
| Italian | Spinarolo |
| German | Dornhai |
| Greek | Ακανθίας |
| Russian | Катран |
| Turkish | Mahmuzlu camgöz köpek balığı |
| Chinese | 白斑角鯊 |
| Japanese | アブラツノザメ |
| Indonesian | Hiu-anjing duri |
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Warnings & Kosher Issues
- A small shark, so it's a cartilaginous fish without the scales kosher law requires, and it is not kosher.
- Sold under market names like huss in England and saumonette in France. The older English name rock salmon is now outlawed. None of these names change the ruling.
- It can arch its back to jab with mildly venomous spines near its dorsal fins.