Spiny Dogfish - Annual Distribution

The purpose of this information is to show the Annual distribution of Spiny Dogfish Lineage - Document describing the data source used, history of changes, background information about the given layer, and references Creator - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Publisher - Ministry for Primary Industries Contributor - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Custodian - Ministry for Primary Industries Jurisdiction of Custodian - New Zealand Rights - Crown Copyright Reserved. Subject - Annual fish distribution of Spiny Dogfish within the waters around New Zealand Source - Multiple sources - see Lineage for details Language - English Relation - There are also layers depicting summer, autumn, winter and spring distributions for this species Function - To ensure that fisheries are sustainably used within a healthy aquatic ecosystem Layer Type - biota Audience - All Mandate - New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy Progress - Completed Metadata - Compliant with NZGLS and ANZLIC Layer Information Species Common Name - Spiny dogfish Species Scientific Name - Squalus acanthias Linnaeus 1758 Species Maori Name - Huarau, Kaararae, Makohuarau, Mako-huarau, Mangoo-hapuu, Mangoo-pekepeke, Mangoo-tara Species Code - SPD Endangered Status - Not threatened Season - Annual Habitat Type - Demersal Minimum Depth - 0 m Maximum Depth - 900 m