Rusty catshark
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| Rusty catshark | |
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| File:Halaelurus sellus.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Halaelurus |
| Species: | H. sellus
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| Binomial name | |
| Halaelurus sellus | |
Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal'). The rusty catshark (Halaelurus sellus) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks.[2] It is a tropical catshark found around the waters off Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean.[2] It was named by W.T. White, P.R. Last, and J.D. Stevens in 2007.[3] Male Halaelurus sellus can reach a maximum length of 35.3 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 42.3 centimetres.[2]
References
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- ^ 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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