Species Bythaelurus incanus Last & Stevens, 2008

Museums

Regional Maps

• Bythaelurus incanus Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2008. Bythaelurus incanus sp. nov., a new deepwater catshark (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from northwestern Australia. pp. 123-128 in Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022: 1-358 [123, figs 1-2].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO H.1204–02, south of Roti Island, Ashmore Terrace, WA [13°06'S, 122°18'E].

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Halaelurus sp. A. —
  Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls.
• Bythaelurus sp. A. —
  Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [215]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Off Ashmore Reef, WA; tropical

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Province (2)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental slope, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

900-1000 m

 

General References

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [215] (as Bythaelurus sp. A)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [202] (as Halaelurus sp. A)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [208]

 

Common Name References

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [215] (Dusky Catshark)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [208] (Dusky Catshark)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
16-Apr-2012		16-Apr-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)