Bristly catshark

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Bristly catshark
Conservation status
Data Deficient
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Scyliorhinidae Genus: Halaelurus Species: H. hispidus
Binomial name
Halaelurus hispidus (Alcock, 1891)

The bristly catshark, Halaelurus hispidus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found from southeastern India and the Andaman Islands between latitudes 15° N and 5° N, at depths of between 200 and 300 m. Its length is up to 29 cm.

The bristly catshark is found on the upper continental slopes. It feeds on small fishes, squid and crustaceans.

[edit] See also

• List of sharks

[edit] References

• "Halaelurus hispidus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.