Biology:Harlequin catshark
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Short description: Species of shark
Harlequin catshark | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Proscylliidae |
Genus: | Ctenacis Compagno, 1973 |
Species: | C. fehlmanni
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Binomial name | |
Ctenacis fehlmanni (S. Springer, 1968)
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Range of the harlequin catshark |
The harlequin catshark (Ctenacis fehlmanni) is a species of finback catshark, part of the family Proscylliidae, and the only member of the genus Ctenacis. This shark is found in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia, at depths between 70 and 170 m. The 46 cm holotype was the only specimen that was ever found.
References
- ↑ Ebert, D.A.; Akhilesh, K.V.; Tesfamichael, D.; Valinassab, T.; Cronin, E.S. (2017). "Ctenacis fehlmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T161499A109905559. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T161499A109905559.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161499/109905559. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Ctenacis fehlmanni" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q401586 entry
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin catshark.
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