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Bythaelurus hispidus (Alcock, 1891)

Description

Common Names

  • قِرش قِطّ جميل , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Borstelkathaai , Dutch , Netherlands
  • Bristly cat shark , English , South Africa
  • Bristly catshark , English , Global
  • Hatune nõlvahai , Estonian , Estonia
  • Holbiche mignonne , French , Global
  • 印度梅花鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 印度梅花鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 印度梅花鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Pejegato erizado , Spanish , Spain

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Carcharhiniformes

    Family: Pentanchidae

    Genus: Bythaelurus

    Species: Bythaelurus hispidus (Alcock, 1891)

    Climate Zone

  • bathydemersal

    • Location

  • Indian Ocean: southernmost India, Sri Lanka, and the Andaman Islands.

    • Biology

    Found on the upper continental slopes. Feeds on small fishes, squid and crustaceans. Mode of development uncertain. Not utilized at present.

    Habitat

    bathydemersal