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Bythaelurus dawsoni (Springer, 1971)

Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Pentanchidae

Genus: Bythaelurus

Species: Bythaelurus dawsoni (Springer, 1971)

Climate Zone

  • bathydemersal

    • Location

  • Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.

    • Biology

    Found on the outer continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 26346). Feeds on bottom crustaceans (Ref. 244).

    Habitat

    bathydemersal