Dogfish are not usually seen by divers but they occur in the waters around Race Rocks. They are often caught by fishermen and released . The captured one above is the first one recorded for the reserve.
In June of 2007 this set of photos was taken by PB of a seagull eating a live baby dogfish. The whole shark was eventually swallowed.
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- Giull eatin a baby Squalus.
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- Photos were taken by Pam Birley using the remote control camera 5.
| Domain | Eukarya |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Elasmobranchii |
| Order | Squaliformes |
| Family |
Squalidae |
| Genus | Squalus |
| Species | acanthias |
| Common Name: | Spiny Dogfish |
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Lester B. Pearson College, 2006 Pam Birley
Lester B. Pearson College, 2006 Pam Birley