Rusty catshark
Appearance
Rusty catshark | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
Genus: | Halaelurus |
Species: | H. sellus
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Binomial name | |
Halaelurus sellus |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Common names for Halaelurus sellus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Halaelurus sellus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ 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.