Lined catshark
Lined catshark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
Genus: | Halaelurus |
Species: | H. lineatus
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Binomial name | |
Halaelurus lineatus , & , 1975
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Range of the lined catshark |
The lined catshark or banded catshark (Halaelurus lineatus) is a species of catshark, belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in the waters off the coasts of Beira, Mozambique, to East London, and South Africa between latitudes 19°S and 31°S, from the surface to 290 m. It can grow up to 56 cm in length.
References[]
- ^ Pollom, R., Fennessy, S., Fernando, S., Gledhill, K., Leslie, R. & McCord, M.E. (2019). "Halaelurus lineatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2019: e.T44612A124435377.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Halaelurus lineatus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Halaelurus
- Fish of South Africa
- Marine fauna of Southern Africa
- Fish described in 1975
- Shark stubs