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Quagga catshark

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323: 80: 493:, which have arrowhead-shaped crowns with a central ridge and three posterior teeth. This shark has a striking dorsal color pattern consisting of over 20 narrow, dark brown vertical bars on a light brown background; the bars run from the head to the tail and extend onto the dorsal fins. The underside is off-white, and the pectoral, pelvic, and anal fins have pale trailing margins. The largest known specimen is 37 cm (15 in) long. 222: 55: 31: 505:
off southwestern India and from the Indian Ocean off Somalia. The Indian sharks were caught between the depths of 90 and 220 m (300 and 720 ft) or possibly 280 m (920 ft), while the Somalian sharks were caught at depths of 59 to 70 m (194 to 230 ft). This is a
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measuring 3.8–4.0 cm (1.5–1.6 in) in length, with long coiled tendrils at their four corners. The smallest known specimen is 8 cm (3.1 in) long, which is probably close to the size at hatching. Males reach
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Springer, S.; D’Aubrey, J.D. (1972). "Two new scyliorhinid sharks from the east coast of Africa with notes on related species". Oceanographic Research Institute, Investigational Report 29. pp.1–15.
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with a denticle-covered knob on the outer side near the tip. The first dorsal fin is placed just behind the pelvic fin bases, while the larger second dorsal fin is placed just behind the
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Scyliorhinidae. A small, slim-bodied shark reaching 37 cm (15 in) in length, it has a distinctive color pattern of narrow, dark brown vertical bars, which resemble those of the
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Little is known of the quagga catshark's natural history, as it is known only from nine specimens caught off southwestern India and eastern Somalia. Inhabiting the offshore waters of
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Slender and firm-bodied, the quagga catshark has a short and flattened head with a pointed snout. The slightly protruding tip of the snout is not upturned like in some other
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and potentially other gear; such fishing activity is very intense in Indian and Somalian waters, though specific data on this species is lacking. Therefore, the
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species. The anterior rims of the nostrils bear triangular flaps of skin. The small, horizontally oval eyes are placed high on the head and have rudimentary
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on each side; in addition, there are three tooth rows at the upper symphysis (jaw midpoint) and one row at the lower. The teeth have three
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Akhilesh, K.V.; Bineesh, K.K.; Rajool Shanis, C.P.; Human, B.; Ganga, U. (2011). "Rediscovery and description of the quagga shark,
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has a small but discernible lower lobe and a large upper lobe with a notch in its trailing margin. The thick skin is covered by
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Springer, S. (1979). "A Revision of the Catsharks, Family Scyliorhinidae". NOAA Technical Report, NMFS Circular 422. pp. 1–152.
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Indian specimen of a quagga catshark, showing the dorsally positioned eyes and gill slits, and the non-upturned snout tip.
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The first specimen of the quagga catshark was a 27 cm (11 in) long adult male collected by the
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mode of reproduction, with a record of a female containing eight eggs that were enclosed in brown
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in 1964. Four more individuals, two male and two female, were found amongst the contents of
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Sharks of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Shark Species Known to Date
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at between 28 and 35 cm (11 and 14 in) long; female maturation size is unknown.
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are placed higher than the level of the mouth; the fifth pair are smaller than the rest.
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Only nine quagga catshark specimens have been recorded. In addition to Alcock's
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Illustrations of the Zoology of the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship Investigator
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like the other members of its genus. One of the female Indian specimens was
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Indian Deep-sea Fishes in the Indian Museum
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Indian Deep-sea Fishes in the Indian Museum
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The known specimens of the quagga catshark have been collected from the
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Ebert, D.A.; Tesfamichael, D.; Valinassab, T.; Akhilesh, K.V. (2017).
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The quagga catshark is harmless and is not utilized by humans. It is
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at depths of 59–220 m (194–722 ft) or more, it is a
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The diet of the quagga catshark consists of deep-living
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from off the eastern Somali coast by the research ship
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It was described by British 418:in 1939 was later re-identified as a 7: 2740:IUCN Red List data deficient species 2765:Taxa named by Alfred William Alcock 610:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 473:are positioned fairly close to the 1509:Australian reticulate swellshark ( 1353:Australian blackspotted catshark ( 477:. Adult males have thin, tapering 14: 469:The moderately large and rounded 1473:Circle-blotch pygmy swellshark ( 78: 1911:Indonesian speckled catshark ( 1: 1860:Springer's sawtail catshark ( 1683:Australian sawtail catshark ( 1302:Australian marbled catshark ( 1197:Australian spotted catshark ( 229:Range of the quagga catshark 1545:Leopard-spotted swellshark ( 38:Specimen from Quilon, India 1842:Blacktip sawtail catshark ( 1806:Broadfin sawtail catshark ( 1788:Southern sawtail catshark ( 1770:Longnose sawtail catshark ( 1734:Atlantic sawtail catshark ( 1692:Northern sawtail catshark ( 1058:Black roughscale catshark ( 2781: 1824:African sawtail catshark ( 1761:Slender sawtail catshark ( 1743:Longfin sawtail catshark ( 1563:Sarawak pygmy swellshark ( 1215:Western spotted catshark ( 1311:Eastern banded catshark ( 1242:Orange spotted catshark ( 839: 751:10.11646/zootaxa.2781.1.3 681:Compagno, L.J.V. (1984). 374:) and named it after the 240: 233: 228: 219: 200: 193: 75:Scientific classification 73: 51: 42: 37: 28: 23: 2755:Fish of the Indian Ocean 2349:Cinder cloudy catshark ( 2313:Yellowspotted catshark ( 2304:Small-spotted catshark ( 2226:Narrowmouthed catshark ( 2082:White-clasper catshark ( 1851:Dwarf sawtail catshark ( 1491:Reticulated swellshark ( 1344:New Caledonia catshark ( 779:; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). 574:(IUCN) has listed it as 497:Distribution and habitat 2367:Whitesaddled catshark ( 2340:Brownspotted catshark ( 2322:West African catshark ( 1893:Blackspotted catshark ( 1527:Australian swellshark ( 1224:Pale spotted catshark ( 1173:Panama ghost catshark ( 1110:Spatulasnout catshark ( 1076:Smalldorsal cat shark ( 617:: e.T161625A109913019. 2760:Fish described in 1899 1635:Narrowbar swellshark ( 1404:New Zealand catshark ( 1293:Banded sand catshark ( 1155:South China catshark ( 1040:Broadmouth cat shark ( 526:. Its reproduction is 439: 331: 2244:Narrowtail catshark ( 2235:Redspotted catshark ( 2118:McMillan's catshark ( 1779:Blackmouth catshark ( 1608:Blotchy swell shark ( 1590:Speckled swellshark ( 1572:Flagtail swellshark ( 1518:Draughtsboard shark ( 1464:Whitefin swellshark ( 1395:Broadhead cat shark ( 1251:Variegated catshark ( 1164:Spongehead catshark ( 970:Smallbelly catshark ( 645:Alcock, A.W. (1899). 448:nictitating membranes 437: 410:trawls conducted off 351:Alfred William Alcock 325: 2127:Blackgill catshark ( 2073:White-tip catshark ( 2040:White-spotted Izak ( 1962:Puffadder shyshark ( 1725:Roughtail catshark ( 1617:Saddled swellshark ( 1554:Painted swellshark ( 1536:Spotted swellshark ( 1500:Formosa swellshark ( 1128:Broadgill catshark ( 1119:Deepwater catshark ( 1085:Largenose catshark ( 986:Broadnose catshark ( 952:Humpback cat shark ( 895:Flatnose cat shark ( 793:. June 2024 version. 462:. The five pairs of 2376:Blotched catshark ( 2358:Freckled catshark ( 2286:Polkadot catshark ( 2145:Filetail catshark ( 2100:Campeche catshark ( 1884:Speckled catshark ( 1815:Peppered catshark ( 1716:Antilles catshark ( 1659:Lollipop catshark ( 1581:Indian swellshark ( 1482:Cook's swellshark ( 1422:Spotless catshark ( 1206:Blotched catshark ( 1137:Saldanha catshark ( 1094:Smallfin catshark ( 1067:Smalleye catshark ( 1031:Flathead catshark ( 1022:Longhead catshark ( 1004:Longnose catshark ( 995:Japanese catshark ( 557:caught incidentally 518:Biology and ecology 380:Equus quagga quagga 272:, belonging to the 45:Conservation status 2262:Slender catshark ( 2202:Leopard catshark ( 2136:Salamander shark ( 1833:Phallic catshark ( 1413:Bristly catshark ( 1377:Arabian catshark ( 1013:Iceland catshark ( 961:Longfin catshark ( 936:Flaccid catshark ( 551:Human interactions 440: 408:commercial fishing 395:, four males were 332: 2727: 2726: 2632:Open Tree of Life 2494:Halaelurus_quagga 2480:Halaelurus quagga 2450:Halaelurus quagga 2442:Taxon identifiers 2433: 2432: 2412:Cloudy catshark ( 2331:Comoro catshark ( 2253:Lizard catshark ( 2169:Onefin catshark ( 2129:P. melanobranchus 2109:Velvet catshark ( 2075:P. albimarginatus 1929:Quagga catshark ( 1431:Sombre catshark ( 1078:A. micropterygeus 988:A. investigatoris 875:Carcharhiniformes 783:Halaelurus quagga 735:Halaelurus quagga 603:Halaelurus quagga 512:continental shelf 420:speckled catshark 298:. It exhibits an 285:continental shelf 261:Halaelurus quagga 252: 251: 247: 204:Halaelurus quagga 152:Carcharhiniformes 68: 2772: 2720: 2719: 2707: 2706: 2694: 2693: 2681: 2680: 2679: 2653: 2652: 2640: 2639: 2627: 2626: 2614: 2613: 2601: 2600: 2588: 2587: 2575: 2574: 2562: 2561: 2549: 2548: 2536: 2535: 2523: 2522: 2510: 2509: 2497: 2496: 2484: 2483: 2482: 2469: 2468: 2467: 2437: 2421:Dwarf catshark ( 2385:Chain catshark ( 2217:Schroederichthys 2171:P. profundicolus 2102:P. campechiensis 2091:Beige catshark ( 2013:Honeycomb Izak ( 1980:Natal shyshark ( 1971:Brown shyshark ( 1938:Rusty catshark ( 1920:Tiger catshark ( 1902:Lined catshark ( 1797:Mouse catshark ( 1752:Gecko catshark ( 1475:C. circulopullum 1386:Dusky catshark ( 1320:Coral catshark ( 1233:Dwarf catshark ( 1112:A. platyrhynchus 1049:Ghost catshark ( 1033:A. macrorhynchus 1024:A. longicephalus 927:Hoary catshark ( 918:Brown catshark ( 824: 817: 810: 801: 795: 794: 773: 767: 764: 755: 754: 730: 713: 710: 697: 696: 678: 657: 656: 642: 636: 635: 633: 631: 626: 596: 491:dermal denticles 245: 224: 206: 83: 82: 62: 57: 56: 33: 24:Quagga catshark 21: 2780: 2779: 2775: 2774: 2773: 2771: 2770: 2769: 2750:Fish of Somalia 2730: 2729: 2728: 2723: 2715: 2710: 2702: 2697: 2689: 2684: 2675: 2674: 2669: 2662:Scyllium quagga 2656: 2648: 2643: 2635: 2630: 2622: 2617: 2609: 2604: 2596: 2591: 2583: 2578: 2570: 2565: 2557: 2552: 2544: 2539: 2531: 2526: 2518: 2513: 2505: 2500: 2492: 2487: 2478: 2477: 2472: 2463: 2462: 2457: 2444: 2434: 2429: 2351:S. hachijoensis 2270: 2255:S. saurisqualus 2210: 2177: 2153: 2057: 2049:Izak catshark ( 2033:H. melanostigma 2022:Grinning Izak ( 1997: 1989:Dark shyshark ( 1946: 1868: 1772:G. longirostris 1700: 1667: 1643: 1599:Balloon shark ( 1565:C. sarawakensis 1455:Cephaloscyllium 1448: 1361: 1328: 1284:Bali catshark ( 1268: 1260:Gulf catshark ( 1253:A. submaculatus 1181: 1146:Pale catshark ( 879: 835: 828: 798: 775: 774: 770: 765: 758: 732: 731: 716: 711: 700: 693: 680: 679: 660: 644: 643: 639: 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2004:Holohalaelurus 1999: 1998: 1996: 1995: 1986: 1982:H. kistnasamyi 1977: 1968: 1958: 1956: 1953:Haploblepharus 1948: 1947: 1945: 1944: 1935: 1926: 1917: 1908: 1899: 1890: 1880: 1878: 1870: 1869: 1867: 1866: 1857: 1848: 1839: 1830: 1821: 1812: 1808:G. nipponensis 1803: 1794: 1785: 1776: 1767: 1758: 1749: 1740: 1731: 1722: 1718:G. antillensis 1712: 1710: 1702: 1701: 1699: 1698: 1689: 1679: 1677: 1669: 1668: 1666: 1665: 1655: 1653: 1645: 1644: 1642: 1641: 1632: 1623: 1614: 1605: 1596: 1587: 1578: 1569: 1560: 1551: 1542: 1533: 1524: 1515: 1506: 1497: 1488: 1479: 1470: 1460: 1458: 1450: 1449: 1447: 1446: 1440:Mud catshark ( 1437: 1428: 1424:B. immaculatus 1419: 1410: 1401: 1392: 1383: 1373: 1371: 1363: 1362: 1360: 1359: 1350: 1340: 1338: 1335:Aulohalaelurus 1330: 1329: 1327: 1326: 1317: 1308: 1299: 1290: 1280: 1278: 1270: 1269: 1267: 1266: 1257: 1248: 1244:A. rubiginosus 1239: 1230: 1221: 1212: 1203: 1193: 1191: 1183: 1182: 1180: 1179: 1170: 1161: 1152: 1143: 1134: 1125: 1121:A. profundorum 1116: 1107: 1100: 1096:A. parvipinnis 1091: 1082: 1073: 1064: 1060:A. melanoasper 1055: 1046: 1042:A. macrostomus 1037: 1028: 1019: 1015:A. laurussonii 1010: 1001: 992: 983: 976: 967: 958: 949: 942: 933: 924: 915: 908: 901: 891: 889: 881: 880: 878: 877: 871: 865: 863:Elasmobranchii 859: 857:Chondrichthyes 853: 847: 840: 837: 836: 829: 827: 826: 819: 812: 804: 797: 796: 777:Froese, Rainer 768: 756: 714: 698: 691: 658: 637: 585: 583: 580: 576:Data Deficient 552: 549: 519: 516: 498: 495: 431: 428: 336:paddle steamer 319: 316: 250: 249: 238: 237: 231: 230: 226: 225: 217: 216: 209: 198: 197: 191: 190: 186:H. quagga 183: 181: 177: 176: 169: 165: 164: 162:Scyliorhinidae 159: 155: 154: 149: 145: 144: 139: 135: 134: 132:Elasmobranchii 129: 125: 124: 122:Chondrichthyes 119: 115: 114: 109: 105: 104: 99: 95: 94: 89: 85: 84: 71: 70: 60:Data Deficient 52: 49: 48: 43: 40: 39: 35: 34: 26: 25: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2777: 2766: 2763: 2761: 2758: 2756: 2753: 2751: 2748: 2746: 2743: 2741: 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2139: 2134: 2132: 2130: 2125: 2123: 2121: 2120:P. macmillani 2116: 2114: 2112: 2107: 2105: 2103: 2098: 2096: 2094: 2089: 2087: 2085: 2080: 2078: 2076: 2071: 2070: 2068: 2066: 2065: 2060: 2054: 2052: 2047: 2045: 2043: 2038: 2036: 2034: 2031:Crying Izak ( 2029: 2027: 2025: 2020: 2018: 2016: 2011: 2010: 2008: 2006: 2005: 2000: 1994: 1992: 1987: 1985: 1983: 1978: 1976: 1974: 1969: 1967: 1965: 1960: 1959: 1957: 1955: 1954: 1949: 1943: 1941: 1936: 1934: 1932: 1927: 1925: 1923: 1922:H. natalensis 1918: 1916: 1914: 1909: 1907: 1905: 1900: 1898: 1896: 1891: 1889: 1887: 1882: 1881: 1879: 1877: 1876: 1871: 1865: 1863: 1858: 1856: 1854: 1849: 1847: 1845: 1840: 1838: 1836: 1831: 1829: 1827: 1822: 1820: 1818: 1813: 1811: 1809: 1804: 1802: 1800: 1795: 1793: 1791: 1790:G. mincaronei 1786: 1784: 1782: 1781:G. melastomus 1777: 1775: 1773: 1768: 1766: 1764: 1759: 1757: 1755: 1750: 1748: 1746: 1741: 1739: 1737: 1736:G. atlanticus 1732: 1730: 1728: 1723: 1721: 1719: 1714: 1713: 1711: 1709: 1708: 1703: 1697: 1695: 1690: 1688: 1686: 1681: 1680: 1678: 1676: 1675: 1670: 1664: 1662: 1657: 1656: 1654: 1652: 1651: 1646: 1640: 1638: 1633: 1631: 1629: 1628:C. ventriosum 1624: 1622: 1620: 1619:C. variegatum 1615: 1613: 1611: 1606: 1604: 1602: 1597: 1595: 1593: 1588: 1586: 1584: 1579: 1577: 1575: 1570: 1568: 1566: 1561: 1559: 1557: 1552: 1550: 1548: 1547:C. pardelotum 1543: 1541: 1539: 1534: 1532: 1530: 1525: 1523: 1521: 1516: 1514: 1512: 1511:C. hicosellum 1507: 1505: 1503: 1502:C. formosanum 1498: 1496: 1494: 1489: 1487: 1485: 1480: 1478: 1476: 1471: 1469: 1467: 1466:C. albipinnum 1462: 1461: 1459: 1457: 1456: 1451: 1445: 1443: 1438: 1436: 1434: 1429: 1427: 1425: 1420: 1418: 1416: 1411: 1409: 1407: 1402: 1400: 1398: 1393: 1391: 1389: 1384: 1382: 1380: 1375: 1374: 1372: 1370: 1369: 1364: 1358: 1356: 1351: 1349: 1347: 1342: 1341: 1339: 1337: 1336: 1331: 1325: 1323: 1322:A. marmoratus 1318: 1316: 1314: 1309: 1307: 1305: 1300: 1298: 1296: 1291: 1289: 1287: 1282: 1281: 1279: 1277: 1276: 1275:Atelomycterus 1271: 1265: 1263: 1258: 1256: 1254: 1249: 1247: 1245: 1240: 1238: 1236: 1231: 1229: 1227: 1222: 1220: 1218: 1213: 1211: 1209: 1204: 1202: 1200: 1195: 1194: 1192: 1190: 1189: 1184: 1178: 1176: 1171: 1169: 1167: 1166:A. spongiceps 1162: 1160: 1158: 1153: 1151: 1149: 1144: 1142: 1140: 1135: 1133: 1131: 1126: 1124: 1122: 1117: 1115: 1113: 1108: 1106: 1105: 1101: 1099: 1097: 1092: 1090: 1088: 1083: 1081: 1079: 1074: 1072: 1070: 1065: 1063: 1061: 1056: 1054: 1052: 1047: 1045: 1043: 1038: 1036: 1034: 1029: 1027: 1025: 1020: 1018: 1016: 1011: 1009: 1007: 1002: 1000: 998: 993: 991: 989: 984: 982: 981: 980:A. internatus 977: 975: 973: 968: 966: 964: 959: 957: 955: 950: 948: 947: 943: 941: 939: 934: 932: 930: 925: 923: 921: 916: 914: 913: 909: 907: 906: 902: 900: 898: 893: 892: 890: 888: 887: 882: 876: 872: 870: 866: 864: 860: 858: 854: 852: 848: 846: 842: 841: 838: 833: 825: 820: 818: 813: 811: 806: 805: 802: 792: 791: 786: 784: 778: 772: 769: 763: 761: 757: 752: 748: 744: 740: 736: 729: 727: 725: 723: 721: 719: 715: 709: 707: 705: 703: 699: 694: 688: 684: 677: 675: 673: 671: 669: 667: 665: 663: 659: 654: 650: 649: 641: 638: 625: 620: 616: 612: 611: 606: 604: 595: 593: 591: 587: 581: 579: 577: 573: 569: 568:bottom trawls 565: 562: 558: 550: 548: 546: 541: 537: 533: 529: 525: 517: 515: 513: 509: 504: 503:Laccadive Sea 496: 494: 492: 488: 484: 480: 476: 472: 471:pectoral fins 467: 465: 461: 457: 453: 449: 445: 436: 429: 427: 425: 421: 417: 413: 409: 405: 404: 398: 394: 393:type specimen 389: 387: 386: 381: 377: 373: 372: 367: 363: 360: 356: 352: 349: 345: 344:Malabar Coast 341: 337: 329: 324: 317: 315: 313: 309: 305: 301: 297: 293: 290: 286: 281: 279: 275: 271: 267: 263: 262: 257: 248: 244: 239: 236: 232: 227: 223: 218: 213: 207: 205: 199: 196: 195:Binomial name 192: 188: 187: 182: 179: 178: 175: 174: 170: 167: 166: 163: 160: 157: 156: 153: 150: 147: 146: 143: 142:Selachimorpha 140: 138:Subdivision: 137: 136: 133: 130: 127: 126: 123: 120: 117: 116: 113: 110: 107: 106: 103: 100: 97: 96: 93: 90: 87: 86: 81: 76: 72: 66: 61: 50: 46: 41: 36: 32: 27: 22: 19: 2661: 2449: 2422: 2413: 2404: 2396:S. stellaris 2395: 2394:Nursehound ( 2386: 2377: 2369:S. hesperius 2368: 2360:S. haeckelii 2359: 2350: 2341: 2332: 2324:S. cervigoni 2323: 2314: 2305: 2296: 2287: 2277:Scyliorhinus 2275: 2263: 2254: 2246:S. maculatus 2245: 2237:S. chilensis 2236: 2227: 2215: 2203: 2195:P. africanum 2194: 2182: 2170: 2158: 2146: 2137: 2128: 2119: 2110: 2101: 2092: 2084:P. albipenis 2083: 2074: 2062: 2050: 2042:H. punctatus 2041: 2032: 2023: 2014: 2002: 1990: 1981: 1972: 1964:H. edwardsii 1963: 1951: 1939: 1930: 1928: 1921: 1913:H. maculosus 1912: 1903: 1894: 1886:H. boesemani 1885: 1873: 1862:G. springeri 1861: 1852: 1843: 1834: 1825: 1817:G. piperatus 1816: 1807: 1798: 1789: 1780: 1771: 1762: 1753: 1744: 1735: 1726: 1717: 1705: 1693: 1685:F. boardmani 1684: 1672: 1660: 1648: 1636: 1627: 1626:Swellshark ( 1618: 1610:C. umbratile 1609: 1600: 1591: 1582: 1574:C. signourum 1573: 1564: 1555: 1546: 1538:C. maculatum 1537: 1528: 1520:C. isabellum 1519: 1510: 1501: 1493:C. fasciatum 1492: 1483: 1474: 1465: 1453: 1441: 1432: 1423: 1414: 1405: 1396: 1388:B. canescens 1387: 1378: 1366: 1354: 1346:A. kanakorum 1345: 1333: 1321: 1313:A. marnkalha 1312: 1303: 1295:A. fasciatus 1294: 1286:A. baliensis 1285: 1273: 1261: 1252: 1243: 1234: 1225: 1216: 1207: 1198: 1186: 1174: 1165: 1156: 1147: 1138: 1129: 1120: 1111: 1103: 1095: 1086: 1077: 1068: 1059: 1050: 1041: 1032: 1023: 1014: 1005: 997:A. japonicus 996: 987: 979: 971: 963:A. herklotsi 962: 953: 945: 938:A. exsanguis 937: 928: 919: 911: 904: 896: 884: 867:Subdivision 788: 782: 771: 742: 738: 734: 682: 647: 640: 628:. Retrieved 614: 608: 602: 554: 521: 500: 468: 443: 441: 424:H. boesemani 423: 416:Gulf of Aden 402: 390: 383: 379: 371:Scyliorhinus 369: 361: 354: 340:Investigator 339: 333: 327: 282: 260: 259: 255: 253: 246:Alcock, 1899 242: 241: 203: 201: 185: 184: 172: 18: 2554:iNaturalist 2474:Wikispecies 2414:S. torazame 2315:S. capensis 2306:S. canicula 2288:S. besnardi 2147:P. xaniurus 2024:H. grennian 1904:H. lineatus 1895:H. buergeri 1853:G. schultzi 1763:G. gracilis 1754:G. eastmani 1745:G. cadenati 1694:F. striatus 1661:C. cephalus 1601:C. sufflans 1529:C. laticeps 1442:B. lutarius 1415:B. hispidus 1379:B. alcockii 1368:Bythaelurus 1355:A. labiosus 1304:A. macleayi 1262:A. vincenti 1226:A. pallidus 1217:A. occiduus 1208:A. funebris 1175:A. stenseni 1157:A. sinensis 1139:A. saldanha 954:A. gibbosus 946:A. fedorovi 920:A. brunneus 912:A. aphyodes 905:A. albisoma 897:A. acanutus 630:12 November 475:pelvic fins 430:Description 403:Anton Bruun 2745:Halaelurus 2734:Categories 2677:Q109531594 2405:S. tokubee 2387:S. retifer 2342:S. garmani 2160:Pentanchus 2138:P. pilosus 2111:P. lanatus 2064:Parmaturus 1875:Halaelurus 1844:G. sauteri 1835:G. priapus 1799:G. murinus 1650:Cephalurus 1592:C. speccum 1433:B. incanus 1406:B. dawsoni 1148:A. sibogae 1104:A. pinguis 1087:A. nasutus 1069:A. microps 972:A. indicus 929:A. canutus 886:Apristurus 692:9251013845 582:References 487:caudal fin 464:gill slits 456:tooth rows 444:Halaelurus 385:Halaelurus 348:naturalist 173:Halaelurus 128:Subclass: 2423:S. torrei 2264:S. tenuis 2228:S. bivius 2184:Poroderma 2051:H. regani 1991:H. pictus 1973:H. fuscus 1940:H. sellus 1931:H. quagga 1637:C. zebrum 1583:C. silasi 1556:C. pictum 1397:B. clevai 1235:A. parvus 1199:A. analis 1188:Asymbolus 1130:A. riveri 1006:A. kampae 861:Subclass 745:: 40–48. 564:fisheries 528:oviparous 452:spiracles 300:oviparous 180:Species: 98:Kingdom: 92:Eukaryota 2671:Wikidata 2572:10151613 2528:FishBase 2459:Wikidata 2378:S. meadi 2093:P. bigus 2015:H. favus 1826:G. polli 1484:C. cooki 1051:A. manis 869:Selachii 851:Chordata 845:Animalia 843:Kingdom 832:catshark 790:FishBase 561:demersal 540:capsules 536:oviducts 483:anal fin 479:claspers 362:Scyllium 318:Taxonomy 304:capsules 292:predator 270:catshark 235:Synonyms 158:Family: 112:Chordata 108:Phylum: 102:Animalia 88:Domain: 65:IUCN 3.1 2704:2418519 2611:1041876 2546:2418518 2465:Q577761 1727:G. arae 849:Phylum 834:species 830:Extant 739:Zootaxa 524:shrimps 397:trawled 366:synonym 312:bycatch 296:shrimps 266:species 264:) is a 214:, 1899) 168:Genus: 148:Order: 118:Class: 63: ( 2717:160154 2650:217640 2637:371206 2624:217640 2598:161625 2585:160153 2559:102021 2507:386356 2297:S. boa 1707:Galeus 1674:Figaro 873:Order 855:Class 689:  532:gravid 412:Quilon 376:quagga 278:quagga 274:family 212:Alcock 2691:4W5B3 2645:WoRMS 2567:IRMNG 2520:6KXN5 460:cusps 359:genus 338:RIMS 2712:ITIS 2699:GBIF 2619:OBIS 2606:NCBI 2593:IUCN 2580:ITIS 2541:GBIF 2502:BOLD 743:2781 687:ISBN 632:2021 615:2017 254:The 2686:CoL 2533:824 2515:CoL 2489:ADW 747:doi 619:doi 566:in 559:by 426:). 401:RV 368:of 364:(a 353:in 294:of 268:of 2736:: 2714:: 2701:: 2688:: 2673:: 2647:: 2634:: 2621:: 2608:: 2595:: 2582:: 2569:: 2556:: 2543:: 2530:: 2517:: 2504:: 2491:: 2476:: 2461:: 787:. 759:^ 741:. 717:^ 701:^ 661:^ 653:17 613:. 607:. 589:^ 578:. 514:. 388:. 314:. 2425:) 2416:) 2407:) 2398:) 2389:) 2380:) 2371:) 2362:) 2353:) 2344:) 2335:) 2326:) 2317:) 2308:) 2299:) 2290:) 2266:) 2257:) 2248:) 2239:) 2230:) 2206:) 2197:) 2173:) 2149:) 2140:) 2131:) 2122:) 2113:) 2104:) 2095:) 2086:) 2077:) 2053:) 2044:) 2035:) 2026:) 2017:) 1993:) 1984:) 1975:) 1966:) 1942:) 1933:) 1924:) 1915:) 1906:) 1897:) 1888:) 1864:) 1855:) 1846:) 1837:) 1828:) 1819:) 1810:) 1801:) 1792:) 1783:) 1774:) 1765:) 1756:) 1747:) 1738:) 1729:) 1720:) 1696:) 1687:) 1663:) 1639:) 1630:) 1621:) 1612:) 1603:) 1594:) 1585:) 1576:) 1567:) 1558:) 1549:) 1540:) 1531:) 1522:) 1513:) 1504:) 1495:) 1486:) 1477:) 1468:) 1444:) 1435:) 1426:) 1417:) 1408:) 1399:) 1390:) 1381:) 1357:) 1348:) 1324:) 1315:) 1306:) 1297:) 1288:) 1264:) 1255:) 1246:) 1237:) 1228:) 1219:) 1210:) 1201:) 1177:) 1168:) 1159:) 1150:) 1141:) 1132:) 1123:) 1114:) 1098:) 1089:) 1080:) 1071:) 1062:) 1053:) 1044:) 1035:) 1026:) 1017:) 1008:) 999:) 990:) 974:) 965:) 956:) 940:) 931:) 922:) 899:) 823:e 816:t 809:v 785:" 781:" 753:. 749:: 695:. 655:. 634:. 621:: 605:" 601:" 422:( 378:( 258:( 210:( 67:)

Index


Conservation status
Data Deficient
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Selachimorpha
Carcharhiniformes
Scyliorhinidae
Halaelurus
Binomial name
Alcock

Synonyms
species
catshark
family
quagga
continental shelf
bottom-dwelling
predator
shrimps
oviparous
capsules
International Union for Conservation of Nature

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