- kw’eets’
- k̓ʷe:c̓
- N
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dogfish (shark)
Details
- Parse string
- √kw’eets’
- kw’eets’
- k̓ʷe:c̓
- Noun
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dogfish
Details
- Ethnobiological notes
- The spiny dogfish is a small shark whose skin is rough due to the presence of small spiny scales. During World War II, dogfish were fished commercially and their livers were harvested as a source of Vitamin A. The Elders say that this fish is not eaten.
- Binomial name
- [Squalus acanthias Linnaeus]