Author: Jordan & Snyder, 1903
FBname: Shortspine spurdog
Comments: Found on the continental and insular shelves and upper slopes (Ref. 247, 75154).  Perhaps ranging from 4-740 m (Ref. 58302).  Feeds on bony fishes including hake, snoek, conger eels and lantern fishes (Ref. 36731), cephalopods, and crustaceans (Ref. 5213).  Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205), with about 4 to 9 pups in a litter (Ref. 247).