Arabian catshark
The Arabian catshark (Bythaelurus alcockii) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae.[2] It can grow up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long,[3] 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.
| Arabian catshark | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Bythaelurus |
| Species: | B. alcockii |
| Binomial name | |
| Bythaelurus alcockii (Garman, 1913) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Halaelurus alcockii Garman, 1913 | |
References
- White, W.T., Ebert, D.A., Grandcourt, E., Khan, M. & Akhilesh, K.V. 2017. Bythaelurus alcockii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T44227A109895118. http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/44227/0 Downloaded on 18 September 2017.
- 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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