Bristly catshark
| Bristly catshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Bythaelurus |
| Species: | B. hispidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bythaelurus hispidus (Alcock, 1891) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Halaelurus hispidus Alcock, 1891 | |
The bristly catshark, Bythaelurus hispidus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found from southeastern India and the Andaman Islands, between latitudes 15° N and 5° N, at depths between 200 and 300 m. Its length is up to 29 cm.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Bythaelurus hispidus" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
- White, W.T. 2004. Bythaelurus hispidus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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