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Harlequin catshark

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Harlequin catshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Proscylliidae
Genus: Ctenacis
Compagno, 1973
Species:
C. fehlmanni
Binomial name
Ctenacis fehlmanni
(S. Springer, 1968)
Range of the harlequin catshark

The harlequin catshark (Ctenacis fehlmanni) is a species of finback catshark, part of the family Proscylliidae, and the only member of the genus Ctenacis. This shark is found in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia, at depths between 70 and 170 m. The 46 cm holotype was the only specimen that was ever found.

References

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  1. ^ Ebert, D.A.; Akhilesh, K.V.; Tesfamichael, D.; Valinassab, T.; Cronin, E.S. (2017). "Ctenacis fehlmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T161499A109905559. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T161499A109905559.en. Retrieved 1 October 2017.