Speckled catshark
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| Speckled catshark | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Halaelurus |
| Species: | H. boesemani |
| Binomial name | |
| Halaelurus boesemani S. Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972 | |
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The speckled catshark, Halaelurus boesemani, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the Gulf of Aden and off Somalia, also known around Viet Nam, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Western Australia, between latitudes 21° N and 26° S, at depths of between 40 and 250 m. Its length is up to 48 cm.
See also
References
- ↑ W. T. White, L. J. V. Compagno & A. Henderson (2007). "Halaelurus boesemani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Halaelurus boesemani" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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