Halaelurus
Appearance
	
	
| Halaelurus | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Tiger catshark (Halaelurus natalensis) | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Chondrichthyes | 
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii | 
| Division: | Selachii | 
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes | 
| Family: | Pentanchidae | 
| Genus: | Halaelurus T. N. Gill, 1862 | 
| Type species | |
| Scyllium buergeri J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 | |
Halaelurus is a genus of catsharks in the family Pentanchidae.
Species
[edit]- Halaelurus boesemani S. Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972 (speckled catshark)
- Halaelurus buergeri (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838) (blackspotted catshark)
- Halaelurus lineatus Bass, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1975 (lined catshark)
- Halaelurus maculosus W. T. White, Last & Stevens, 2007 (Indonesian speckled catshark)
- Halaelurus natalensis (Regan, 1904) (tiger catshark)
- Halaelurus quagga (Alcock, 1899) (quagga catshark)
- Halaelurus sellus W. T. White, Last & Stevens, 2007 (rusty catshark)
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Halaelurus". FishBase. February 2011 version.
 
	

