Bythaelurus clevai, Broadhead cat shark

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Bythaelurus clevai (Séret, 1987)

Broadhead cat shark
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Elasmobranchii (hajar och rockor) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Bythaelurus: bythos (Gr.), depths of the sea, referring to its deepwater habitat; ailouros (Gr.), cat, probably an allusion to the vernacular “catshark,” so named for its cat-like eyes. (See ETYFish);  clevai: In honor of Régis Cléva, biologist, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris), who collected holotype. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi


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