WoRMS taxon details

Halaelurus natalensis (Regan, 1904)

217643  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217643)

accepted
Species
Scyllium natalense Regan, 1904 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Found on the continental shelf, from close inshore to deeper water. Feeds mainly on small bony fishes and crustaceans. Also...  
Description Found on the continental shelf, from close inshore to deeper water. Feeds mainly on small bony fishes and crustaceans. Also included in the diet are cephalopods and small elasmobranchs. Oviparous, with 6 to 11 egg-cases per oviduct (commonly 6 to 9) at a time. Not utilized at present but commonly taken by bottom trawlers and sports anglers using rod and reel.  [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Halaelurus natalensis (Regan, 1904). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217643 on 2024-05-01
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed

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basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Found on the continental shelf, from close inshore to deeper water. Feeds mainly on small bony fishes and crustaceans. Also included in the diet are cephalopods and small elasmobranchs. Oviparous, with 6 to 11 egg-cases per oviduct (commonly 6 to 9) at a time. Not utilized at present but commonly taken by bottom trawlers and sports anglers using rod and reel.  [details]
LanguageName 
English tiger catshark  [details]