Indonesian speckled catshark

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Indonesian speckled catshark
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Pentanchidae
Genus: Halaelurus
Species:
H. maculosus
Binomial name
Halaelurus maculosus

The Indonesian speckled catshark (Halaelurus maculosus) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. [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

  1. ↑ Rigby, C.L.; Derrick, D.; Dharmadi, Fahmi, Tanay, D.; Utzurrum, J.A.T. (2020). "Halaelurus maculosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T161644A124520542. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161644A124520542.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halelurus maculosus". FishBase . June 2024 version.
  3. ↑ 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.


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