Kingdom Animalia Class Chondrichthyes Superorder Selachimorpha Scientific name Aulohalaelurus kanakorum | Phylum Chordata Subclass Elasmobranchii Order Carcharhiniformes Rank Species | |
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Similar Variegated catshark, Australian blackspotted catshark, Antilles catshark, Banded sand catshark, Dwarf sawtail catshark | ||
The New Caledonia catshark or Kanakorum catshark (Aulohalaelurus kanakorum) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes, known only from one specimen collected near southwestern New Caledonia in the western central Pacific Ocean. The holotype measured 79 cm (31 in). The New Caledonia catshark is a rare and vulnerable inshore catshark found around coral reefs.
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