Bristly catshark

Bristly catshark
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Superorder:	Selachimorpha
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Scyliorhinidae
Genus:	Bythaelurus
Species:	B. hispidus
Binomial name
Bythaelurus hispidus (Alcock, 1891)
Synonyms
Halaelurus hispidus Alcock, 1891 Halaelurus alcockii Garman, 1913 Bythaelurus alcockii Garman, 1913

The bristly catshark, Bythaelurus hispidus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found from southeastern India and the Andaman Islands, between latitudes 15° N and 5° N, at depths between 200 and 300 m. Its length is up to 29 cm.

See also

• List of sharks

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bythaelurus hispidus". FishBase. June 2011 version.
• White, W.T. 2004. Bythaelurus hispidus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.