| Citation | Compagno, L.J.V., 1984, FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes.. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. |
| Ref. | 247 Compagno, L.J.V., 1984 |
| Page | 111 |
| Named Used as Valid | Squalus acanthias |
| Comment | North Pacific records refer to S. suckleyi (Ref. 85328). |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: Greenland to Argentina. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Murmansk Coast (Russia) to South Africa, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. |
| Quote | Western Pacific: New Zealand; off New Guinea may be doubtful (Ref. 6871). Eastern Pacific: Chile. |