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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Halaelurus&speciesname=boesemani ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Halaelurus&speciesname=boesemani http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Halaelurus&speciesname=boesemani ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Halaelurus&speciesname=boesemani https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Halaelurus&speciesname=boesemani ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Halaelurus-boesemani.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Halaelurus Species in    Pentanchidae - Classification - Pentanchidae Carcharhiniformes Elasmobranchii Chordata Animalia Halaelurus boesemani Springer & D'Aubrey , 1972 Speckled catshark Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Halaelurus boesemani   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Halaelurus boesemani Picture by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks) Etymology: Halaelurus: halos (Gr.), sea; ailouros (Gr.), cat, probably an allusion to the vernacular “catshark,” so named for its cat-like eyes. ( See ETYFish ) ;   boesemani: In honor of Marinus Boeseman (1916-2006), curator of fishes at the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie (Leiden, Netherlands), for his “important” contributions to ichthyology. ( See ETYFish ) . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; demersal; depth range 37 - 250 m (Ref. 6871 ). Deep-water; 21°N - 26°S Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Western Indian Ocean: Somalia, Gulf of Aden and Kenya. Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ? , range 35 - ? cm Max length : 48.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 244 ); 47.0 cm TL (female) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines : 0; Anal soft rays : 0. Dark spots small and very numerous, usually not larger than spiracles, over or between weak saddles or bars (Ref. 11146 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) A little-known but wide-ranging bottom-dwelling shark found on continental and insular shelves (Ref. 11146 ). Probably caught with bottom trawls (Ref. 30573 ). Live-bearing (Ref. 50449 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Up to 4 egg capsules may be found in an oviduct but it is uncertain whether these hatch inside the oviduct or if the eggs are laid (Ref. 244 ). Live-bearing (Ref. 50449 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Compagno, L.J.V. , 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Vulnerable (VU)  (A2d); Date assessed: 09 February 2017 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless (Ref. 6871 ) Human uses Fisheries: minor commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5078   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00176 - 0.00714), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  4.3   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Low . 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