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Bythaelurus naylori
Ebert & Clerkin, 2015
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae
Reference of the original description
A new species of deep-sea catshark (Scyliorhinidae: Bythaelurus) from the southwestern Indian Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 15, 53–63
A new species of deep-sea catshark (Scyliorhinidae: Bythaelurus) from the southwestern Indian Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 15, 53–63
Types
Bythaelurus naylori
Holotype: CAS: 237869; Paratype: CAS: 237870; CAS: 237872; CAS: 237873; CAS: 237941; CAS: 237942; CAS: 237943; CAS: 237944; CAS: 238013; CAS: 238070; CAS: 238071; ISAM: MB F041239; SAIAB: 200728; SAIAB: 200729; USNM: 432400; USNM: 432401;
Bythaelurus naylori
Holotype: CAS: 237869; Paratype: CAS: 237870; CAS: 237872; CAS: 237873; CAS: 237941; CAS: 237942; CAS: 237943; CAS: 237944; CAS: 238013; CAS: 238070; CAS: 238071; ISAM: MB F041239; SAIAB: 200728; SAIAB: 200729; USNM: 432400; USNM: 432401;
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Description :
Citation: Bythaelurus naylori Ebert & Clerkin, 2015: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Bythaelurus naylori Ebert & Clerkin, 2015 © Natalie Renier
Bythaelurus naylori Ebert & Clerkin, 2015 © Natalie Renier
Common names
Dusky Snout Catshark
Dusky Snout Catshark
Short Description
Orignal diagnosis of EBERT & CLERKIN, 2015 [22755]: A moderate-sized Bythaelurus species with the following combination of characteristics: snout short, bluntly rounded; preoral length 4.2–5.5% TL; oral cavity without papillae on the roof of the mouth and tongue; anal-fin base length equal to or less than 1.5 times second dorsal-fin base length; distinctly enlarged dermal denticles on the upper caudal-fin margin; uniformly plain medium to dark brown body coloration, with light fin edges and a distinct dark dusky-colored snout.
Orignal diagnosis of EBERT & CLERKIN, 2015 [22755]: A moderate-sized Bythaelurus species with the following combination of characteristics: snout short, bluntly rounded; preoral length 4.2–5.5% TL; oral cavity without papillae on the roof of the mouth and tongue; anal-fin base length equal to or less than 1.5 times second dorsal-fin base length; distinctly enlarged dermal denticles on the upper caudal-fin margin; uniformly plain medium to dark brown body coloration, with light fin edges and a distinct dark dusky-colored snout.
Distribution
Southwest Indian Ridge, southwestern Indian Ocean in an area approximately from 33° 55’S, 52° 05’E to 36° 49’S, 55° 16’E [22755]
Southwest Indian Ridge, southwestern Indian Ocean in an area approximately from 33° 55’S, 52° 05’E to 36° 49’S, 55° 16’E [22755]
Dentition
Teeth similar in upper and lower jaws, with a single, strong erect cusp, flanked laterally on each side by a single cusplet; tooth row counts number more than 70 on each jaw[22755]
Teeth similar in upper and lower jaws, with a single, strong erect cusp, flanked laterally on each side by a single cusplet; tooth row counts number more than 70 on each jaw[22755]
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=14392;
shark-references Species-ID=14392;
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