The mud catshark or brown catshark (Bythaelurus lutarius) is a species of catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in Mozambique and Somalia. Its natural habitat is the open seas of the western Indian Ocean, from Mozambique to Somalia, between latitudes 13° N and 29° S, at depths between 340 and 765 m. It can grow up to 34 centimetres (13 in) long.[2]

Bythaelurus lutarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Bythaelurus
Species:
B. lutarius
Binomial name
Bythaelurus lutarius
Synonyms

Halaelurus lutarius Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972

References edit

  1. ^ Pollom, R.; Ebert, D.A.; Fernando, S.; Jabado, R.W.; Weigmann, S. (2019). "Bythaelurus lutarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T141744346A124434793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T141744346A124434793.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Halaelurus lutarius" in FishBase. July 2006 version.