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 | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
Genus: | Halaelurus |
Species: | H. lineatus |
Binomial name | |
Halaelurus lineatus Bass, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1975 | |
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Range of the lined catshark |
Extant catshark species | |
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Apristurus |
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Asymbolus |
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Atelomycterus |
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Aulohalaelurus |
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Bythaelurus |
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Cephaloscyllium |
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Cephalurus | |
Figaro |
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Galeus |
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Halaelurus |
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Haploblepharus |
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Holohalaelurus |
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Parmaturus |
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Pentanchus | |
Poroderma |
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Schroederichthys | |
Scyliorhinus |
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Taxon identifiers |
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