Lined catshark

Summary

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Halaelurus
Species:
H. lineatus
Binomial name
Halaelurus lineatus
Bass, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1975
Range of the lined catshark

References edit

  1. ^ Pollom, R.; Fennessy, S.; Fernando, S.; Gledhill, K.; Leslie, R.; McCord, M.E. (2019). "Halaelurus lineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44612A124435377. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44612A124435377.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Halaelurus lineatus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.