Arabian catshark
| Arabian catshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Bythaelurus |
| Species: | B. alcockii |
| Binomial name | |
| Bythaelurus alcockii (Garman, 1913) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Halaelurus alcockii Garman, 1913 | |
Bythaelurus alcockii also known as the Arabian catshark is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae.[1] It can grow up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long,[2] and lives in open seas. It is only known from a single specimen, now lost, which was found on the continental slope of the Arabian Sea.
References
- ↑ Ebert, D.A. & Clerkin, P.J. (2015). "A new species of deep-sea catshark (Scyliorhinidae: Bythaelurus) from the southwestern Indian Ocean" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 15: 53–63.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Bythaelurus alcockii" in FishBase. April 2015 version.
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