Dusky catshark

Dusky catshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Bythaelurus
Species:
B. canescens
Binomial name
Bythaelurus canescens
(Günther, 1878)
Synonyms

Halaelurus canescens Günther, 1878

The dusky catshark (Bythaelurus canescens) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae that is endemic to the southeast Pacific Ocean, off the coasts of Peru and Chile.[2] It grows to a maximum length of 70 cm, and is oviparous like many other chondrichthyans in the Indo-Pacific.[3]

  1. ^ Concha, F.; Ebert, D.A.; Herman, K.; Kyne, P.M. (2020). "Bythaelurus canescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61400A124456465. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61400A124456465.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Bythaelurus canescens summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  3. ^ Concha, F.; Bustamante, C.; Oddone, M. C.; Hernández, S.; Lamilla, J. (2010-08-19). "Egg capsules of the dusky catshark Bythaelurus canescens (Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae) from the south-eastern Pacific Ocean". Journal of Fish Biology. 77 (4): 963–971. Bibcode:2010JFBio..77..963C. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02736.x. ISSN 0022-1112. PMID 20840623.

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