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Rusty catshark
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Pentanchidae
Genus: Halaelurus
Species: H. sellus
Binomial name
Halaelurus sellus
W. T. White, Last & Stevens, 2007

The rusty catshark (Halaelurus sellus) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. It is a tropical catshark found around the waters off Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean. It was named by W.T. White, P.R. Last, and J.D. Stevens in 2007. Male Halaelurus sellus can reach a maximum length of 35.3 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 42.3 centimetres.

References

  1. White, W.T. (2016). "Halaelurus sellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42713A68624720. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42713A68624720.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halaelurus sellus". FishBase. June 2024 version.
  3. White, W.T., P.R. Last, and J.D. Stevens, 2007 (16 Nov.) 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.
Taxon identifiers
Halaelurus sellus


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