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Descriptor English: Dogfish
Descriptor Spanish: Cazón
Descriptor pintarroja menor
Entry term(s) Escuálidos
Squalidae
Scope note: Tiburones de la familia Squalidae. La subfamilia Squalinae es denominada pintarroja menor y comprende ocho géneros con unas 44 especies. La pintarroja menor aparece con frecuencia en bancos, cerca de costa y son destructivas para los peces y los equipos de pesca. Su hígado es apreciado por su aceite y su carne se utiliza frecuentemente para elaborar fertilizantes. Squalus acanthias o pintarroja espinosa se utiliza ampliamente en la investigación biológica, especialmente la glándula rectal en estudios sobre equilibrio hidroelectrolítico.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cação (Peixe)
Descriptor French: Squalidae
Entry term(s): Dogfishes
Squalidae
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.370.853.392
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004284
Scope note: Sharks of the family Squalidae, also called dogfish sharks. They comprise at least eight genera and 44 species. Their LIVER is valued for its oil and its flesh is often made into fertilizer.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SHARKS 1975-90
Online Note: search SHARKS 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under SHARKS 1975-90
DeCS ID: 4344
Unique ID: D004284
NLM Classification: QL 638.95.S84
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Dogfish - Preferred
Concept UI M0006704
Scope note Sharks of the family Squalidae, also called dogfish sharks. They comprise at least eight genera and 44 species. Their LIVER is valued for its oil and its flesh is often made into fertilizer.
Preferred term Dogfish
Entry term(s) Dogfishes
Squalidae



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