The rusty catshark (Halaelurus sellus) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks.[2] It is a tropical catshark found around the waters off Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean.[2] It was named by W.T. White, P.R. Last, and J.D. Stevens in 2007.[3] Male Halaelurus sellus can reach a maximum length of 35.3 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 42.3 centimetres.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Halaelurus |
| Species: | H. sellus
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| Binomial name | |
| Halaelurus sellus | |
References
edit- ^ White, W.T. (2016). "Halaelurus sellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42713A68624720. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42713A68624720.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halaelurus sellus". FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ^ White, W.T., P.R. Last, and J.D. Stevens, 2007 (16 Nov.) [ref. 29295] Halaelurus maculosus n. sp. and H. sellus n. sp., two new species of catshark (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa No. 1639: 1-21.
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