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Speckled catshark

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Speckled catshark
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H. boesemani
Binomial name
Halaelurus boesemani
Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972

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.

See also

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halaelurus boesemani". FishBase. July 2006 version.