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Bythaelurus bachi

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Bythaelurus bachi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Pentanchidae
Genus: Bythaelurus
Species:
B. bachi
Binomial name
Bythaelurus bachi
Weigmann, Ebert, Clerkin, Stehmann & Naylor, 2016
Range of Bach's catshark

Bythaelurus bachi, commonly known as Bach's catshark, is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This shark is found on the southern Madagascar Ridge in the southwestern Indian Ocean.[2][1] This stout-bodied catshark is thought to inhabit the deep sea at depths of 910–1,365 m (2,986–4,478 ft).[2]

Compared to all of its congeners in Western Indian Ocean, Bach's catshark has higher diversity of dermal denticle morphology in general, lighter body coloration, and the presence of numerous partially composite papillae on its tongue and palate (the roof of a mouth).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pollom, R.; Bennett, R.; Da Silva, C.; Ebert, D.A.; Gledhill, K.; Leslie, R.; McCord, M.E.; Weigmann, S.; Winker, H. (2019). "Bythaelurus bachi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T124396026A124552532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T124396026A124552532.en. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Weigmann, S.; Ebert, D.A.; Clerkin, P.J.; Stehmann, M.F.W.; Naylor, G.J.P. (2016). "Bythaelurus bachi n. sp., a new deep-water catshark (Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae) from the southwestern Indian Ocean, with a review of Bythaelurus species and a key to their identification". Zootaxa. 4208 (5): 401–432. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4208.5.1. PMID 28006803.