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Natal shyshark

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Scyliorhinidae
Genus:	Haploblepharus
Species:	H. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Chondrichthyes or cartilaginous fishes are jawed Fish with paired fins paired nostrils scales two-chambered hearts and skeletons made of Cartilage rather The ground sharks, order Carcharhiniformes, are the largest order of Sharks they are also called whaler sharks. The cat sharks or catsharks are a family ( Scyliorhinidae) of Sharks with over 110 Species recorded Haploblepharus is a Genus of Catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae. kistnasamyi

Binomial name

Haploblepharus kistnasamyi
Human & Compagno, 2006

The Natal shyshark, Haploblepharus kistnasamyi, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in South Africa from Cape Agulhas to Natal. Leonard J V Compagno is an international authority on shark taxonomy and the author of many scientific papers and books on the subject best known of which is his 1984 catalogue of shark The cat sharks or catsharks are a family ( Scyliorhinidae) of Sharks with over 110 Species recorded In Biological classification, family ( Latin The cat sharks or catsharks are a family ( Scyliorhinidae) of Sharks with over 110 Species recorded The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Cape Agulhas ( Portuguese: Cabo das Agulhas, "Cape of Needles" is the geographic southern tip of the African Continent KwaZulu-Natal (kwɑːˌzuːluː nəˈtɑːl often referred to as " KZN " is a province of South Africa. Its length is up to 50 cm. A centimetre ( American spelling: centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one hundredth

The Natal shyshark is found in inshore waters of the continental shelf, sometimes in the surf zone or on rocky reefs. The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each Continent and associated Coastal plain, which is covered during interglacial periods such The head is stocky, broad and flat, the body is slender with large nostrils, and the upper caudal fin lobe is rounded. The Anatomy of Fish is primarily governed by the physical characteristics of Water, which is much denser than air holds a relatively small amount of dissolved Greatly expanded anterior nasal flaps reach the mouth. The gill slits are on the upper sides of the body. A gill is an anatomical structure found in many aquatic organisms

Coloration is a cream body with darker brown H-shaped dorsal saddles and irregular white spots, and white below.

This species was formerly considered to be a geographic variant of the puffadder shyshark, Haploblepharus edwardsii. The puffadder shyshark, Haploblepharus edwardsii, is a Cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in South Africa from

References

Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2

Leonard J V Compagno is an international authority on shark taxonomy and the author of many scientific papers and books on the subject best known of which is his 1984 catalogue of shark Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

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