Dusky catshark

Dusky catshark
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Scyliorhinidae
Genus:	Bythaelurus
Species:	B. canescens
Binomial name
Bythaelurus canescens (Günther, 1878)
Synonyms
Halaelurus canescens Günther, 1878

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The dusky catshark, Bythaelurus canescens, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found from Peru and Chile to the Straits of Magellan.^[2]

See also

• List of sharks

References

1. ^ "Bythaelurus canescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2006. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/61400. Retrieved February 28, 2010. 
2. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Bythaelurus canescens" in FishBase. June 2011 version.