The New Caledonia catshark (Aulohalaelurus kanakorum), or Kanakorum catshark, is a coloured catshark belonging to the family Atelomycteridae 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 (31 in). The New Caledonia catshark is a rare and vulnerable inshore catshark found around coral reefs.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Atelomycteridae |
| Genus: | Aulohalaelurus |
| Species: | A. kanakorum
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| Aulohalaelurus kanakorum Séret, 1990
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References
edit- ^ Finucci, B.; Kyne, P.M. (2018). "Aulohalaelurus kanakorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T41870A116737571. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T41870A116737571.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aulohalaelurus kanakorum". FishBase. May 2006 version.
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