Bythaelurus tenuicephalus

Taxonavigation: Carcharhiniformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha Superordo: Galeomorphii Ordo: Carcharhiniformes

Familia: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Bythaelurus
Species: Bythaelurus tenuicephalus

Name

Bythaelurus tenuicephalus Kaschner et al., 2015

• Holotype: ZMH 10163.
• Paratype: ZMH 26070.

Type locality: ‘Valdivia’, station 245, off North Tanzania, 5°27'9" S, 39°18'8" E, 463 m depth.

Etymology: specific name tenuicephalus is derived from the remarkably narrow head and snout of the species (Latin tenuis (= slender), cephalus (= head)).

Vernacular names

English: Narrowhead Catshark

References

• Kaschner, C.J., Weigmann, S. & Thiel, R., 2015: Bythaelurus tenuicephalus n. sp., a new deep-water catshark (Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae) from the western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4013(1): 120–138. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4013.1.9. Preview (PDF) Reference page.