| Arabian catshark | |
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| Conservation status | |
| 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) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Halaelurus alcockii Garman, 1913 |
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The Arabian catshark, Bythaelurus alcockii, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It grows up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long,[2] and lives in open seas. It is only known from a single specimen, which is now lost.[1]