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Bythaelurus canescens (Dusky catshark; Dusky cat shark; Cat shark)

Synonyms: Halaelurus canescens; Scyllium canescens
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Wikipedia Abstract

The dusky catshark, Bythaelurus canescens, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found from Peru and Chile to the Straits of Magellan.
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Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Bythaelurus canescens

Prey / Diet

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 2Feeding habits of two deep-sea sharks from central-northern Chile: hooktooth dogfish Aculeola nigra (Etmopteridae) and dusky catshark Bythalaelurus canescens (Scyliorhinidae), Enzo Acuña and Juan Carlos Villarroel, Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía Vol. 45, S1: 737-743, diciembre 2010
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0