Indonesian speckled catshark
(Redirected from Halaelurus maculosus)
| Indonesian speckled catshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Halaelurus |
| Species: | H. maculosus
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| 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
[edit]- ^ 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) - ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halelurus maculosus". FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ^ 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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