New Zealand catshark

The New Zealand catshark is a small little-known deepwater bottom shark.

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The New Zealand catshark lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 50 - 1200 m environment.

The New Zealand catshark, Halaelurus dawsoni, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes, found in deep water around New Zealand. Its length is up to 45 cm. The New Zealand catshark is a small little-known deepwater bottom shark. More

Common names

Dawson's cat shark in English
Dawson's catshark in English
Holbiche kiwi in French (français)
New Zealand cat shark in English
New Zealand catshark in English
Newzealandsk rødhaj in Danish (dansk)
Niew-zeelandse kathaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Pejegato neozelandés in Spanish (español)
新西兰梅花鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
新西蘭梅花鯊 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Scyliorhinidae
Genus : Halaelurus
Species : Halaelurus dawsoni
Authority : Springer, 1971

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New Zealand catshark (Halaelurus dawsoni)