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.
| Lined catshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Halaelurus |
| Species: | H. lineatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Halaelurus lineatus Bass, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1975 | |
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| Range of the lined catshark | |
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.
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