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The '''speckled catshark''', ''Halaelurus boesemani'', is a [[cat shark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Scyliorhinidae]], found |
The '''speckled catshark''', ''Halaelurus boesemani'', is a [[cat shark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Scyliorhinidae]], found in the [[Gulf of Aden]] and off [[Somalia]], also known around [[Viet Nam]], the [[Philippines]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Western Australia]], between [[latitude]]s [[21st parallel north|21° N]] and [[26th parallel south|26° S]], at depths of between 40 and 250 m. Its length is up to 48 cm. |
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The speckled catshark is a little-known but wide-ranging bottom-dwelling shark found on [[continental shelf|continental]] and insular shelves. Probably caught with bottom trawls. |
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Coloration is dark spots, small and very numerous, usually not larger than spiracles, over or between weak saddles or bars. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Halaelurus boesemani Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972
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The speckled catshark, Halaelurus boesemani, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the Gulf of Aden and off Somalia, also known around Viet Nam, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Western Australia, between latitudes 21° N and 26° S, at depths of between 40 and 250 m. Its length is up to 48 cm.
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References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halaelurus boesemani". FishBase. July 2006 version.
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