Blackspotted catshark

Halaelurus buergeri

Sharks and rays
IUCN: Endangered

Usual depth90–152 m
Water temperature13–29 °C
Best monthsJune
How commonRare

About this species

The blackspotted catshark is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. It is found in the waters off the coasts of Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan between latitudes 39° N and 20° N, at the depths of between 80 and 100 m. It can grow up to 49 cm in length.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Blackspotted catshark”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 3 records
July: 1 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 90–152 m · Deepest record: 151.8 m

80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 0 records
150–160 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–29 °C

12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 8 records

Names and classification

English: Blackspotted catshark, Black-spotted catshark

Names in 4 more languages

German: Philippinen-Katzenhai, Schwarzflecken-Katzenhai, Schwarzgepunkteter Katzenhai
Japanese: Nagasakitorazame, ナガサキトラザメ
Thai: ปลาฉลามแมวจุดดำ
Simplified Chinese: 伯氏豹鯊, 梅花鯊, 沙條, 紅狗鯊, 豹鮫, 軟狗鯊

Other scientific names: Halaelurus burgeri, Scyllium buergeri

Similar species

Australian spotted catshark
Asymbolus analis
Orange-spotted Catshark
Asymbolus rubiginosus
grey roundfin catshark
Apristurus albisoma
Roughskin Catshark
Apristurus ampliceps
Pinocchio Catshark
Apristurus australis
Bighead Catshark
Apristurus bucephalus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
70 open-data records from 1900 to 2011.

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