Sombre catshark

Sombre catshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Carcharhiniformes
Family:Scyliorhinidae
Genus:Bythaelurus
Species: B. incanus
Binomial name
Bythaelurus incanus
Last & Stevens, 2008

The sombre catshark (Bythaelurus incanus) is a species of catshark in the Scyliorhinidae family. It is known from a single specimen south of Rote Island, northwestern Australia. Its natural habitat is the open seas.

References

  1. W. T. White (2003). "Bythaelurus incanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved February 9, 2010.


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