Description

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Common Names

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قِرش قِطّ عربي , Arabic , Saudi Arabia

Arabisk rødhaj , Danish , Denmark

Arabische kathaai , Dutch , Netherlands

Arabian cat shark , English , South Africa

Arabian catshark , English , Global

Araabia nõlvahai , Estonian , Estonia

Holbiche arabique , French , Global

阿拉伯梅花鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China

阿拉伯梅花鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

阿拉伯梅花鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Pejegato arábigo , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Pentanchidae

Genus: Bythaelurus

Species: Bythaelurus alcockii (Garman, 1913)

Climate Zone

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bathydemersal

Location

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Western Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea.

Biology

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Known only from the holotype which was found on the continental slope of the Arabian Sea.

Habitat

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bathydemersal