Bythaelurus

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Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Scyliorhinidae Higher classification Catshark		Phylum Chordata Order Carcharhiniformes Scientific name Bythaelurus Rank Genus
Lower classifications Bristly catshark, New Zealand catshark, Arabian catshark, Spotless catshark, Bythaelurus lutarius

Bythaelurus is a genus of deep-water catshark and part of the family Scyliorhinidae.

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:

Bythaelurus alcockii (Garman, 1913) (Arabian catshark)

Bythaelurus canescens (Günther, 1878) (Dusky catshark)

Bythaelurus clevai (Séret, 1987) (Broadhead catshark)

Bythaelurus dawsoni (S. Springer, 1971) (New Zealand catshark)

Bythaelurus giddingsi J. E. McCosker, Long & C. C. Baldwin, 2012 (Galápagos catshark)

Bythaelurus hispidus (Alcock, 1891) (Bristly catshark)

Bythaelurus immaculatus (Y. T. Chu & Q. W. Meng, 1982) (Spotless catshark)

Bythaelurus incanus Last & J. D. Stevens, 2008 (Sombre catshark)

Bythaelurus lutarius (S. Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972) (Mud catshark)

Bythaelurus naylori Ebert & Clerkin, 2015 (Dusky snout catshark)

Bythaelurus tenuicephalus Kaschner, Weigmann & Thiel, 2015 (Narrowhead catshark)

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