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The '''mud catshark''', ''Halaelurus lutarius'', is a [[cat shark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Scyliorhinidae]], found in the western [[Indian Ocean]] from [[Mozambique]] and [[Somalia]] between [[latitude]]s 13° N and 29° S, at depths of between 340 and 765 m. Its length is up to 34 |
The '''mud catshark''', ''Halaelurus lutarius'', is a [[cat shark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Scyliorhinidae]], found in the western [[Indian Ocean]] from [[Mozambique]] and [[Somalia]] between [[latitude]]s 13° N and 29° S, at depths of between 340 and 765 m. Its length is up to 34 [[centimetre]]s. |
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The mud catshark is a slender catshark with a moderately long snout and short labial furrows, and a [[caudal fin]] without crest of enlarged [[denticle]]s. It is found on the [[continental slope]] on or just above muddy [[Substrate (marine biology)|substrate]]s. It feeds on [[cephalopod]]s, small bony fishes, and [[crustacean]]s, and is probably caught with bottom trawls. |
The mud catshark is a slender catshark with a moderately long snout and short labial furrows, and a [[caudal fin]] without crest of enlarged [[denticle]]s. It is found on the [[continental slope]] on or just above muddy [[Substrate (marine biology)|substrate]]s. It feeds on [[cephalopod]]s, small bony fishes, and [[crustacean]]s, and is probably caught with bottom trawls. |
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The mud catshark, Halaelurus lutarius, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the western Indian Ocean from Mozambique and Somalia between latitudes 13° N and 29° S, at depths of between 340 and 765 m. Its length is up to 34 centimetres.
The mud catshark is a slender catshark with a moderately long snout and short labial furrows, and a caudal fin without crest of enlarged denticles. It is found on the continental slope on or just above muddy substrates. It feeds on cephalopods, small bony fishes, and crustaceans, and is probably caught with bottom trawls.
Coloration is dull grey-brown, paler ventrally, with a few poorly defined dorsal saddles that may be visible.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Halaelurus lutarius" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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