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New Zealand catshark | |
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Species: | H. dawsoni
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Halaelurus dawsoni Springer, 1971
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Template:Sharksportal The New Zealand catshark, Halaelurus dawsoni, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes, found in deep water around New Zealand. Its length is up to 45 cm.
The New Zealand catshark is a small little-known deepwater bottom shark. It is dark brown above with a few widely spaced pale spots, and white below. It feeds on bottom-living crustaceans.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Halaelurus dawsoni" in FishBase. May 2006 version.