Biology:Indonesian speckled catshark

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Indonesian speckled catshark
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Halaelurus
Species:
H. maculosus
Binomial name
Halaelurus maculosus
W. T. White, Last & Stevens, 2007

The Indonesian speckled catshark (Halaelurus maculosus)[2] is a species of catshark in the genus Halaelurus.[3] It is a tropical catshark found in the Pacific Ocean.[3] It was named by W. T. White, P. R. Last, and J. D. Stevens in 2007.[4] 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).[3] Catsharks in this species are occasionally caught by demersal fisheries.[3]

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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161644/124520542. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. Common names for Halaelurus maculosus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Halaelurus maculosus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q1949722 entry