Description

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Common Names

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قِرش قِطّ قاتم , Arabic , Saudi Arabia

Schemerkathaai , Dutch , Netherlands

Cat shark , English , UK

Dusky cat shark , English , South Africa

Dusky catshark , English , Global

Tõmmu nõlvahai , Estonian , Estonia

Holbiche sombre , French , Global

圆吻梅花鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

圆吻梅花鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

圓吻梅花鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Peje gato , Spanish , Peru

Peje gato , Spanish , Spain

Pejegato oscuro , Spanish , Spain

Pintarroja , Spanish , Spain

Tollito , Spanish , Spain

Tollo moteado , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Pentanchidae

Genus: Bythaelurus

Species: Bythaelurus canescens (Günther, 1878)

Climate Zone

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bathydemersal

Location

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Southeast Pacific: Peru and Chile to the Straits of Magellan.

Biology

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Found on the upper continental slopes primarily on mud, but also on rock bottoms. Feeds on bottom invertebrates. Oviparous, with a single egg per oviduct at a time. Not utilized at present.

Habitat

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bathydemersal