| Common name | Needle dogfish |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO ctry |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2018 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | 'fish' from Germanic 'fiskaz' from same source as Latin 'piscis' from Indo-European word 'piskos' (p. 229 in Ref. 11979). Name applied to Centrophorus acus. Also Ref. 171, 56807, 83882, 90062, 93840, 95632, 115257, 118272. |