Rusty catshark

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]

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

References
  1. 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. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Common names for Halaelurus sellus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 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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