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title: "Black-spotted catshark"
description: "Halaelurus buergeri — Pesci. The blackspotted catshark (Halaelurus buergeri) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/black-spotted-catshark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-spotted catshark

> Halaelurus buergeri — Pesci. The blackspotted catshark (Halaelurus buergeri) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks.

- Scientific name: *Halaelurus buergeri*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 10
- Wikidata: [Q2719415](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2719415)
- iNaturalist taxon: [102017](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/102017)

## Names

- en: Black-spotted catshark
- de: Schwarzgepunkteter Katzenhai

## Countries with the most observations

CN (8)

## Summary

The blackspotted catshark (Halaelurus buergeri) 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: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackspotted_catshark

## Photo

![Black-spotted catshark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-spotted-catshark/medium.jpg)

Photo: (Müller and Henle), 알려진 저작권 제한 없음 (퍼블릭 도메인) · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/102017

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-spotted-catshark?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).