Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae Cat sharks

Genus: Bythaelurus

(See list of species below)

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12 species (see list below)

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL

Bythaelurus alcockii
[Arabian catshark]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Bythaelurus bachi
[Bach’s catshark]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Bythaelurus canescens
[Dusky catshark]

No picture found
Western Indian Ocean

Bythaelurus clevai
[Broadhead cat shark]

Photo by FAO

Bythaelurus dawsoni
[New Zealand catshark]

No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 45.3 cm TL

Bythaelurus giddingsi
[Galápagos catshark]

Photo by FAO

Bythaelurus hispidus
[Bristly catshark]

Photo by FAO

Bythaelurus immaculatus
[Spotless catshark]

No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 45.4 cm TL

Bythaelurus incanus
[]

Photo by FAO

Bythaelurus lutarius
[Mud catshark]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Bythaelurus tenuicephalus
[Narrowhead catshark]

No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 32.5 cm TL

Bythaelurus vivaldii
[Vivaldi’s catshark]

12 Species of Family Scyliorhinidae with Genus Bythaelurus
(Cat sharks)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1913	Bythaelurus alcockii	Arabian catshark	Western Indian Ocean	30 TL
2016	Bythaelurus bachi	Bach’s catshark	Western Indian Ocean	44.5 TL
1878	Bythaelurus canescens	Dusky catshark	Southeast Pacific	70 TL
1987	Bythaelurus clevai	Broadhead cat shark	Western Indian Ocean
1971	Bythaelurus dawsoni	New Zealand catshark	Southwest Pacific	45 TL
2012	Bythaelurus giddingsi	Galápagos catshark	Pacific Ocean	45.3 TL
1891	Bythaelurus hispidus	Bristly catshark	Indian Ocean	29 TL
1982	Bythaelurus immaculatus	Spotless catshark	Northwest Pacific	76 TL
2008	Bythaelurus incanus		Eastern Indian Ocean	45.4 TL
1972	Bythaelurus lutarius	Mud catshark	Western Indian Ocean	39 TL
2016	Bythaelurus tenuicephalus	Narrowhead catshark	Western Indian Ocean	300 TL
2017	Bythaelurus vivaldii	Vivaldi’s catshark	Western Indian Ocean	32.5 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ElasmobranchiiOrder: CarcharhiniformesFamily: Scyliorhinidae Cat sharksGenus: Bythaelurus(See list of species below)

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae Cat sharks

Genus: Bythaelurus

(See list of species below)