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MeSH Heading: Dogfish
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.370.853.392
Unique ID: D004284
RDF Unique Identifier: http://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.
Entry Term(s): Dogfishes; Squalidae
Registry Numbers: txid30511
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
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

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Dogfish MeSH Descriptor Data 2025