Halaelurus

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Halaelurus
Halaelurus dawsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Scyliorhinidae Genus: Halaelurus Gill , 1862
Species
See text.

Halaelurus is a genus of catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae.

[edit] Species

• Arabian catshark, Halaelurus alcockii Garman, 1913
• Speckled catshark, Halaelurus boesemani Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972
• Blackspotted catshark, Halaelurus buergeri (Müller & Henle, 1838)
• Dusky catshark, Halaelurus canescens (Günther, 1878)
• Broadhead cat shark, Halaelurus clevai Séret, 1987
• New Zealand catshark, Halaelurus dawsoni Springer, 1971
• Bristly catshark, Halaelurus hispidus (Alcock, 1891)
• Spotless catshark, Halaelurus immaculatus Chu & Meng, 1982
• Lined catshark, Halaelurus lineatus Bass, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1975
• Mud catshark, Halaelurus lutarius Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972
• Tiger catshark, Halaelurus natalensis (Regan, 1904)
• Quagga catshark, Halaelurus quagga (Alcock, 1899)

[edit] References

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