Bythaelurus
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Bythaelurus is a genus of catshark
Catshark
Catsharks are ground sharks of the family Scyliorhinidae, with over 150 known species. While they are generally known as catsharks, many species are commonly called dogfish....

 in the Scyliorhinidae family.

Species

  • Bythaelurus alcockii (Garman, 1913) (Arabian catshark)
  • Bythaelurus canescens (Günther, 1878) (Dusky catshark)
  • Bythaelurus clevai (Séret, 1987) (Broadhead catshark)
  • Bythaelurus dawsoni (S. Springer
    Stewart Springer
    Stewart Springer, was a world renowned expert on shark behavior, classification , and distribution of shark populations. There are more than 35 species of sharks, skates, rays, and other animals either classified originally by him or named after him.-Education:Springer was a field naturalist,...

    , 1971)
    (New Zealand catshark)
  • Bythaelurus hispidus (Alcock
    Alfred William Alcock
    Alfred William Alcock was a British physician naturalist and carcinologist.Alcock was the son of a sea-captain, John Alcock in Bombay, India who retired to live in Blackheath...

    , 1891)
    (Bristly catshark)
  • Bythaelurus immaculatus (Y. T. Chu & Q. W. Meng, 1982) (Spotless catshark)
  • Bythaelurus incanus Last & Stevens, 2008 (Sombre catshark)
  • Bythaelurus lutarius
    Bythaelurus lutarius
    The brown catshark or mud catshark, Bythaelurus lutarius, is a species of fish in the Scyliorhinidae family. It is found in Mozambique and Somalia. Its natural habitat is open seas of the western Indian Ocean from Mozambique and Somalia between latitudes 13° N and 29° S, at depths of between 340...

    (S. Springer
    Stewart Springer
    Stewart Springer, was a world renowned expert on shark behavior, classification , and distribution of shark populations. There are more than 35 species of sharks, skates, rays, and other animals either classified originally by him or named after him.-Education:Springer was a field naturalist,...

     & D'Aubrey, 1972)
    (Mud catshark)
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