Halaelurus maculosus
| Halaelurus maculosus | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Halaelurus |
| Species: | H. maculosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Halaelurus maculosus W. T. White, Last & Stevens, 2007 | |
Halaelurus maculosus, commonly known as the Indonesian Speckled Catshark in Australia,[1] is a species of catshark in the genus Halaelurus.[2] It is a tropical catshark found in the Pacific Ocean.[2] It was named by W.T. White, P.R. Last, and J.D. Stevens in 2007.[3] Male Halaelurus maculosus can reach a maximum length of 45.7 centimetres (18.0 in), while females can reach a maximum length of 52.8 centimetres (20.8 in).[2] Catsharks in this species are occasionally caught by demersal fisheries.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names for Halaelurus maculosus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Halaelurus maculosus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ White, W.T., P.R. Last, and J.D. Stevens, 2007 (16 Nov.) [ref. 29295] Halaelurus maculosus n. sp. and H. sellus n. sp., two new species of catshark (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa No. 1639: 1-21.