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Bythaelurus clevai

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA CHONDRICHTHYES CARCHARHINIFORMES SCYLIORHINIDAE

Scientific Name: Bythaelurus clevai
Species Authority: (Seret, 1987)
Common Name/s:
English – Broadhead Catshark

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Robinson, L.
Reviewer/s: Cavanagh, R.D., Kyne, P.M. & Fowler, S.L. (Shark Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
This species is known only from the holotype, a 38.7 cm total length (TL) adult male collected in 1986 in a trawl off Tulear, Southwestern Madagascar. The specimen was collected at a depth of 425 to 500 m. Virtually nothing is known about the species including its distribution, ecology or biology.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Known only from the holotype taken off Tulear, Southwestern Madagascar.
Countries:
Native:
Madagascar
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Indian Ocean – western
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Population [top]

Population: Known only from the holotype.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: The holotype and only known specimen (a 38.7 cm total length (TL) adult male) was collected at 425 to 500 m depth.
Systems: Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): None identified at present. May be taken as bycatch in expanding deepwater trawl fisheries in the future.
Citation: Robinson, L. 2004. Bythaelurus clevai. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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