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Pentanchidae
speckled catshark
Halaelurus boesemani
Fine dark spots veil pale saddles
speckled catshark is a marine fish from Western Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 48 cm.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Ground Sharks
- Family
- Pentanchidae
- Genus
- Halaelurus
- Maximum length
- 48 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Western Indian Ocean: Somalia, Gulf of Aden and Kenya.
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable

