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Halaelurus is a genus of catsharks in the family Pentanchidae.

Species

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassElasmobranchii
  4. OrderCarcharhiniformes
  5. FamilyScyliorhinidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded856

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
40
With media
21
Family
Scyliorhinidae
Collections
USNM, YPM, LACM, SAMA, CSIRO
Recorded in
Tanzania, South Africa, Chile, Australia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Pentanchidae
Image
Halaelurus dawsoni (New Zealand catshark).gif
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Encyclopedic overview

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Halaelurus is a genus of catsharks in the family Pentanchidae.

==Species== Halaelurus boesemani S. Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972 (speckled catshark) Halaelurus buergeri (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838) (blackspotted catshark) Halaelurus lineatus Bass, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1975 (lined catshark) Halaelurus maculosus W. T. White, Last & Stevens, 2007 (Indonesian speckled catshark) Halaelurus natalensis (Regan, 1904) (tiger catshark) Halaelurus quagga (Alcock, 1899) (quagga catshark) Halaelurus sellus W. T. White, Last & Stevens, 2007 (rusty catshark)

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