A rare leucistic Spiny Dogfish, Squalus acanthias, from the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia

A rare leucistic specimen of the Spiny Dogfish, Squalus acanthias, is reported for the first time in Nova Scotia, Canada and North America. It is a 915 mm total length adult female bearing pups. This specimen is an overall yellowish colour but has a large, darkly pigmented area on the head dorsally, a spot at the first and second dorsal fin origins, and blotches on the caudal peduncle and in the pectoral axils. It was captured while dragging for flounder in 70 fathoms about 2 km off Boars Head, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada at 44degrees 23'N, 66degrees 15'W. on 22 May 1989 by Stewart Taylor, Captain of the long-liner Nadia C of Centreville, Digby County.