211:
66:
41:
355:
The speckled catshark is poorly researched and the threats it faces are unclear. Fisheries in
Somalia are largely unregulated, with foreign-owned vessels fishing illegally. Artisanal fisheries are unlikely to target this species because of its small size, nevertheless it is vulnerable to being caught
313:
The speckled catshark grows to a maximum length of about 48 cm (19 in). It has a pointed snout, small mouth and raised gill slits. The front of the first dorsal fin is situated above the hind third of the pelvic fin, while the front of the second dorsal fin, which is about the same size as
346:
The reproduction of this species of shark has been little studied. Four eggcases have been found inside the oviduct of a female but it is unclear whether the eggs hatch internally, or the cases are deposited onto the seabed and the eggs develop there. The length of the juvenile at birth/hatching is
314:
the first, is situated above the hind third of the anal fin. The back and the base of the tail have about eight irregular, dark saddle-shaped markings, and there are dark blotches on the dorsal and caudal fins and many small dark spots on the back, flanks and fins.
223:
591:
361:
730:
710:
565:
604:
630:
364:
considers that there is insufficient evidence to understand the conservation needs of this fish and have classified it as "vulnerable".
725:
305:
have been described from these latter areas, and the speckled catshark is now thought to be restricted to the western Indian Ocean.
669:
735:
609:
330:, with a separate population extending from Viet Nam and the Philippines, through Indonesia to Western Australia. It is a
65:
436:
720:
200:
687:
494:
264:. It occurs at depths of between 37 and 250 m (120 and 820 ft). Its length is up to 48 cm.
272:
In the past, this species was thought to occur both in the western Indian Ocean and in the waters around
180:
661:
674:
526:
410:
715:
296:
292:
30:
60:
45:
596:
210:
643:
539:
335:
285:
137:
648:
531:
622:
466:
405:
338:
and insular shelves, with a depth range of between 37 and 250 m (120 and 820 ft).
250:
196:
387:
117:
107:
704:
617:
396:
331:
228:
50:
544:
323:
257:
222:
386:
Kyne, P.M.; Ebert, D.A.; Akhilesh, K.V.; Tesfamichael, D.; Valinassab, T. (2017).
578:
277:
517:
301:
218:
157:
281:
77:
552:
511:
289:
253:
246:
147:
97:
682:
570:
357:
327:
273:
261:
583:
557:
87:
488:
656:
127:
635:
492:
501:
411:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T161488A109905403.en
362:International Union for Conservation of Nature
360:in both trawling and netting operations. The
8:
489:
209:
39:
20:
409:
322:The speckled catshark is known from the
373:
447:. Marine Species Identification Portal
430:
428:
381:
379:
377:
7:
688:7B93E5DF-87DD-483D-8281-E80D93969483
662:558E305B-12D8-A072-1E4F-E143AEFBDCA0
397:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
14:
347:7 cm (2.8 in) or more.
731:Marine fish of Western Australia
711:IUCN Red List vulnerable species
221:
64:
471:Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972"
299:. However, two new species of
1:
752:
726:Marine fauna of East Asia
208:
186:
179:
61:Scientific classification
59:
37:
28:
23:
318:Distribution and habitat
404:: e.T161488A109905403.
326:, and off the coast of
736:Fish described in 1972
260:and off the coast of
256:. It is found in the
532:Halaelurus_boesemani
503:Halaelurus boesemani
469:Halaelurus boesemani
439:Halaelurus boesemani
437:"Speckled catshark (
390:Halaelurus boesemani
242:Halaelurus boesemani
190:Halaelurus boesemani
445:Sharks of the World
336:continental shelves
334:species, living on
31:Conservation status
24:Speckled catshark
698:
697:
644:Open Tree of Life
495:Taxon identifiers
435:Compagno, L.J.V.
286:Western Australia
237:speckled catshark
217:
216:
172:H. boesemani
138:Carcharhiniformes
54:
743:
691:
690:
678:
677:
665:
664:
652:
651:
639:
638:
626:
625:
613:
612:
600:
599:
587:
586:
574:
573:
561:
560:
548:
547:
535:
534:
522:
521:
520:
490:
483:
482:
480:
478:
463:
457:
456:
454:
452:
432:
423:
422:
420:
418:
413:
383:
231:
226:
225:
213:
192:
69:
68:
48:
43:
42:
21:
16:Species of shark
751:
750:
746:
745:
744:
742:
741:
740:
721:Fish of Somalia
701:
700:
699:
694:
686:
681:
673:
668:
660:
655:
647:
642:
634:
629:
621:
616:
608:
603:
595:
590:
582:
577:
569:
564:
556:
551:
543:
538:
530:
525:
516:
515:
510:
497:
487:
486:
476:
474:
465:
464:
460:
450:
448:
434:
433:
426:
416:
414:
385:
384:
375:
370:
353:
344:
320:
311:
270:
227:
220:
204:
194:
188:
175:
63:
55:
44:
40:
33:
17:
12:
11:
5:
749:
747:
739:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
703:
702:
696:
695:
693:
692:
679:
666:
653:
640:
627:
614:
601:
588:
575:
562:
549:
536:
523:
507:
505:
499:
498:
493:
485:
484:
458:
424:
372:
371:
369:
366:
352:
349:
343:
340:
319:
316:
310:
307:
269:
266:
254:Scyliorhinidae
233:
232:
215:
214:
206:
205:
195:
184:
183:
177:
176:
169:
167:
163:
162:
155:
151:
150:
148:Scyliorhinidae
145:
141:
140:
135:
131:
130:
125:
121:
120:
118:Elasmobranchii
115:
111:
110:
108:Chondrichthyes
105:
101:
100:
95:
91:
90:
85:
81:
80:
75:
71:
70:
57:
56:
38:
35:
34:
29:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
748:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
708:
706:
689:
684:
680:
676:
671:
667:
663:
658:
654:
650:
645:
641:
637:
632:
628:
624:
619:
615:
611:
606:
602:
598:
593:
589:
585:
580:
576:
572:
567:
563:
559:
554:
550:
546:
541:
537:
533:
528:
524:
519:
513:
509:
508:
506:
504:
500:
496:
491:
472:
470:
462:
459:
446:
442:
440:
431:
429:
425:
412:
407:
403:
399:
398:
393:
391:
382:
380:
378:
374:
367:
365:
363:
359:
350:
348:
341:
339:
337:
333:
329:
325:
317:
315:
308:
306:
304:
303:
298:
294:
291:
287:
283:
279:
275:
267:
265:
263:
259:
255:
252:
248:
244:
243:
238:
230:
229:Sharks portal
224:
219:
212:
207:
202:
198:
193:
191:
185:
182:
181:Binomial name
178:
174:
173:
168:
165:
164:
161:
160:
156:
153:
152:
149:
146:
143:
142:
139:
136:
133:
132:
129:
128:Selachimorpha
126:
124:Subdivision:
123:
122:
119:
116:
113:
112:
109:
106:
103:
102:
99:
96:
93:
92:
89:
86:
83:
82:
79:
76:
73:
72:
67:
62:
58:
52:
47:
36:
32:
27:
22:
19:
502:
475:. Retrieved
468:
461:
449:. Retrieved
444:
438:
415:. Retrieved
401:
395:
389:
354:
345:
324:Gulf of Aden
321:
312:
300:
271:
258:Gulf of Aden
241:
240:
236:
234:
189:
187:
171:
170:
158:
18:
579:iNaturalist
309:Description
278:Philippines
197:S. Springer
716:Halaelurus
705:Categories
473:. FishBase
368:References
302:Halaelurus
288:, between
159:Halaelurus
114:Subclass:
46:Vulnerable
417:1 October
290:latitudes
282:Indonesia
166:Species:
84:Kingdom:
78:Eukaryota
597:11125643
553:FishBase
518:Q2719460
512:Wikidata
332:demersal
268:Taxonomy
247:catshark
201:D'Aubrey
144:Family:
98:Chordata
94:Phylum:
88:Animalia
74:Domain:
51:IUCN 3.1
683:ZooBank
649:3594904
571:2418530
358:bycatch
342:Ecology
328:Somalia
274:Vietnam
262:Somalia
249:of the
245:) is a
154:Genus:
134:Order:
104:Class:
49: (
675:217638
636:217638
623:161488
610:160142
584:102016
477:3 July
451:3 July
351:Status
284:, and
276:, the
251:family
203:, 1972
199:&
670:WoRMS
657:Plazi
592:IRMNG
545:6L9MV
297:26° S
293:21° N
631:OBIS
618:IUCN
605:ITIS
566:GBIF
479:2016
453:2016
419:2017
402:2017
295:and
235:The
558:815
540:CoL
527:ADW
406:doi
356:as
707::
685::
672::
659::
646::
633::
620::
607::
594::
581::
568::
555::
542::
529::
514::
443:.
441:)"
427:^
400:.
394:.
376:^
280:,
481:.
467:"
455:.
421:.
408::
392:"
388:"
239:(
53:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
