Harlequin catshark
Species of shark
Harlequin catshark | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Proscylliidae |
Genus: | Ctenacis Compagno, 1973 |
Species: | C. fehlmanni |
Binomial name | |
Ctenacis fehlmanni (S. Springer, 1968) | |
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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
- ^ 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Ctenacis fehlmanni" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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Extant ground shark species
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Subphylum Vertebrata
- Class Chondrichthyes
- Subclass Elasmobranchii
- Subdivision Selachii
(Requiem sharks)
- (see Carcharhinidae)
(Weasel sharks)
Hemipristis |
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Chaenogaleus |
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Hemigaleus |
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Paragaleus |
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Leptocharias |
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(Finback catsharks)
Ctenacis |
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Eridacnis |
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Proscyllium |
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Gollum |
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Planonasus | Dwarf false catshark (P. parini) |
Pseudotriakis |
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(Catsharks)
(see Scyliorhinidae)
(Hammerhead sharks)
Eusphyra |
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Sphyrna |
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(Houndsharks)
- (see Triakidae)