Biology:Rusty catshark
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Short description: Species of shark
| Rusty catshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Halaelurus |
| Species: | H. sellus
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| Binomial name | |
| Halaelurus sellus W. T. White, Last & Stevens, 2007
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The rusty catshark (Halaelurus sellus)[2] is a species of catshark in the genus Halaelurus.[3] It is a tropical catshark found around the waters off Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean.[3] It was named by W.T. White, P.R. Last, and J.D. Stevens in 2007.[4] Male Halaelurus sellus can reach a maximum length of 35.3 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 42.3 centimetres.[3]
References
- ↑ White, W.T. (2016). "Halaelurus sellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T42713A68624720. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42713A68624720.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42713/68624720. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Common names for Halaelurus sellus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Halaelurus sellus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q1949709 entry
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