The black-spotted cat shark [1] , or the big-footed cat shark [1] ( lat. Aulohalaelurus labiosus ) is one of the species of the genus Greater feline shark ( Aulohalaelurus ), a family of feline sharks ( Scyliorhinidae ).
| Black spotted cat shark |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| View: | Black spotted cat shark |
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| International scientific name |
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Aulohalaelurus labiosus ( Waite , 1905) |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 41731 |
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An endemic species that lives on the continental shelf and coral reefs off the west coast of Australia at a depth of no more than 4 m.
Leads a nocturnal lifestyle. Propagates by laying eggs enclosed in a hard capsule. Males reach puberty at a length of 54, with an average length of 61.
Intensive fishing is not carried out in the habitats of this shark. There is evidence that these small and attractive sharks are caught and sold for keeping in aquariums. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assigned this species the status of “Least Concerned” [2] .
- ↑ 1 2 Reshetnikov Yu.S. , Kotlyar A.N. , Russ T.S. , Shatunovsky M.I. The pagan language dictionary of animal names. Fish. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. Yaz., 1989 .-- P. 25 .-- 12,500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00237-0 .
- ↑ Lisney, TJ & White, WT 2003. Aulohalaelurus labiosus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on May 14, 2012.
