Lined catshark
| Lined catshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Halaelurus |
| Species: | H. lineatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Halaelurus lineatus | |
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| Range of the lined catshark | |
The lined catshark or banded catshark (Halaelurus lineatus) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. 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.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.). "Halaelurus lineatus". FishBase. July 2006 version.
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