Indonesian speckled catshark

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]

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

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. Retrieved 18 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Common names for Halaelurus maculosus at www.fishbase.org.
  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.


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