Harlequin catshark
The harlequin catshark (Ctenacis fehlmanni) is a species of finback catshark, part of the family Proscylliidae, and the only member of the genus Ctenacis. This shark is found in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia, at depths between 70 and 170 m. The 46 cm holotype was the only specimen that was ever found.
| Harlequin catshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Proscylliidae |
| Genus: | Ctenacis Compagno, 1973 |
| Species: | C. fehlmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenacis fehlmanni (S. Springer, 1968) | |
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| Range of the harlequin catshark | |
References
- Ebert, D.A., Akhilesh, K.V., Tesfamichael, D., Valinassab, T. & Cronin, E.S. 2017. Ctenacis fehlmanni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T161499A109905559. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T161499A109905559.en. Downloaded on 1 October 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Ctenacis fehlmanni" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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