New Caledonia catshark
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| Species: | A. kanakorum
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| Aulohalaelurus kanakorum Séret, 1990
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The New Caledonia catshark, Aulohalaelurus kanakorum, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes, known only from one specimen collected near southwestern New Caledonia in the western central Pacific Ocean. The holotype measured 79 cm.
The New Caledonia catshark is a rare and vulnerable inshore catshark found around coral reefs.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Aulohalaelurus kanakorum" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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