Overview
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Bythaelurus is a genus of in the Scyliorhinidae family. It contains the following species:
- arabian catshark (Bythaelurus alcocki)
- dusky catshark (Bythaelurus canescens)
- broadhead catshark (Bythaelurus clevai)
- Dawson's cat shark (Bythaelurus dawsoni)
- bristly catshark (Bythaelurus hispidus)
- spotless catshark (Bythaelurus immaculatus)
- brown catshark (Bythaelurus lutarius)
- sombre catshark (Bythaelurus sp. nov. A)
Taxonomy
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The Genus Bythaelurus is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 9 species and subspecies in the Genus Bythaelurus: B. alcocki (Arabian Catshark) · B. alcockii (Arabian Cat Shark) · B. canescens (Dusky Cat Shark) · B. clevai (Broadhead Cat Shark) · B. dawsoni (New Zealand Cat Shark) · B. hispidus (Bristly Cat Shark) · B. immaculatus (Spotless Cat Shark) · B. incanus (Sombre Catshark) · B. lutarius (Brown Catshark)
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