''Bythaelurus'' is a
genus of deep-water
catsharks and part of the
family Scyliorhinidae. The genus ''Bythaelurus'' Compagno 1988 was first described as a subgenus of ''Halaelurus'' Gill 1862 based on several morphological characteristics including a soft body with thin skin, a bluntly rounded snout without a pointed, knob-like tip, and eyes not noticeably elevated on the dorsal surface of the head. Members of this genus are generally found in deep water and have more somber body coloration.
Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Bythaelurus alcockii''
( Garman, 1913) (Arabian catshark)
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* '' Bythaelurus bachi'' Weigmann ''et al.'', 2016 (Bach's 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
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Measurement
* Long, characteristic of something of great duration
* Long, characteristic of something of great length
* Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate
* Longa (music), note value in early music mensur ...
& C. C. Baldwin
Christopher Columbus Baldwin (May 18, 1830 – May 12, 1897) was the Naval Officer of the Port of New York from 1894 to 1897 who was prominent in New York Society during the Gilded Age.
Early life
Baldwin was born in 1834 at his family's estate, ...
, 2012 (Galápagos catshark)
* '' Bythaelurus hispidus'' (Alcock Alcock is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Notable people with the surname Alcock
* Alfred William Alcock, British naturalist
* C. W. Alcock, British sports administrator and creator of the FA Cup
* Charles R. Alcock, American ...
, 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
The narrowhead catshark (''Bythaelurus tenuicephalus'') is a catshark of the family (biology), family Scyliorhinidae. This species is described based on one adult and one juvenile male Biological specimen, specimen from off Tanzania and Mozambique ...
'' Kaschner, Weigmann & Thiel, 2015 (narrowhead catshark)
References
Shark genera
Taxa named by Leonard Compagno
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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