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Family Squalidae (spiny dogfishes, sleeper sharks, and relatives)Distinguished by having about as many upper teeth in anterior row as in succeeding rows. Diverse forms, habits, and sizes. Spiny dogfishes (Squalus) grow to about 120 cm (47.25 inches), the Greenland sleeper shark to over 6 metres…
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