Dawson's cat shark

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Dawson's cat shark
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Bythaelurus
Species: B. dawsoni
Binomial name
Bythaelurus dawsoni
Springer 1971
Synonyms

Halaelurus dawsoni Springer 1971

Dawson's cat shark or the new zealand catshark, Bythaelurus dawsoni, is a species of fish in the Scyliorhinidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. Its natural habitat is open seas.

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