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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Halaelurus |
| Species: | H. sellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Halaelurus sellus | |
References
- White, W.T. 2016. Halaelurus sellus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T42713A68624720. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42713A68624720.en. Downloaded on 24 September 2017.
- Common names for Halaelurus sellus at www.fishbase.org.
- 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.
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