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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Halaelurus |
| Species: | H. maculosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Halaelurus maculosus | |
References
- White, W.T. 2009. Halaelurus maculosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161644A5471660. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161644A5471660.en. Downloaded on 24 September 2017.
- Common names for Halaelurus maculosus at www.fishbase.org.
- Halaelurus maculosus 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.
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