Rusty catshark

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Rusty catshark

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Halaelurus
Species:
H. sellus
Binomial name
Halaelurus sellus

The rusty catshark (Halaelurus sellus)

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

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42713A68624720.en
    . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Common names for Halaelurus sellus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Halaelurus sellus 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.


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