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Broadhead catshark

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Species of shark

Broadhead catshark
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Pentanchidae
Genus: Bythaelurus
Species: B. clevai
Binomial name
Bythaelurus clevai
(Séret, 1987)
Synonyms

Halaelurus clevai Séret, 1987

The broadhead catshark (Bythaelurus clevai) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. The only specimen, the holotype, was found off Madagascar at a depth between 425 and 500 m (1,394 and 1,640 ft).

References

  1. Pollom, R.; Bennett, R.; Ebert, D.A.; Weigmann, S. (2019). "Bythaelurus clevai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44604A124434721. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44604A124434721.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Bythaelurus clevai


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