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Seeaal

Seeaal (literally: sea eel) is a German delicacy. It consists of skinned, smoked backs of spiny dogfish. Smoked belly flaps of spiny dogfish are sold as Schillerlocken. Sometimes the term Seeaal is used as a synonym for European conger (German: Meeraal).

Spiny dogfish are sharks, whose conservation status has become vulnerable due to heavy fishing. It should therefore not be used in cuisine.