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The 12 (including
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) currently valid species of
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are found in water deeper than
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in the Indian and Pacific Oceans (
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). Geographically, the western Indian Ocean appears to be a hotspot of
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species diversity with seven of the 12 currently valid species occurring in this area. Six of the seven species, i.e.
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,
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,
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and
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D06FFADFBE8F802FAFCF83C" box="[1109,1303,2012,2036]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="424">B. tenuicephalus</emphasis>
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, are found exclusively in this area, whereas the seventh species,
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, is also known from the eastern Indian Ocean (
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species of
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is
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, which is known from the
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from off
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and
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to the
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of
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(
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. 2013
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is a common bycatch in demersal trawl and longline fisheries in central and
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species is plain dark brown or blackish above and below, has distinct labial furrows, with lowers noticeably longer than uppers, an anal-fin base length less than 1.5 times second dorsal-fin base length, matures at
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TL and reaches a maximum size of
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TL.
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second species reported from the
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is
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, which may be endemic to the
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(
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. 2012
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).
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is distinguishable from all congeners by having very few tooth rows per jaw (20–26 vs. 53–111) and its striking coloration: chocolate brown dorsally with pale spots, the largest being about equal in size to eye diameter above midline, smaller below; posterior margin of dorsal, pectoral, and pelvic fins pale; ventral surface pale.
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, it has a dorsal caudal-fin margin with prominent crest of comb-like dermal denticles.
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the
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, two species have been recorded,
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and
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FEEDFDB2FDEAFD4C" box="[336,513,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">B. immaculatus</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
.
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FCB0FDB3FC10FD4C" box="[781,1019,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">Bythaelurus dawsoni</emphasis>
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is apparently endemic to the waters around
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(
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2006
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).
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is light brown to gray on dorsal and lateral surfaces with a line of white spots on sides of small individuals and whitish ventrally, has fin tips with broad white areas and dark bands on the caudal fin.
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labial furrows are distinct, with lowers noticeably longer than uppers, the anal-fin base length is less than 1.5 times second dorsal-fin base length, the size at maturity is
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TL and the maximum size is
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TL.
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is known only from the three
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specimens, caught in the
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China Sea (
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&amp;
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2013
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).
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species has a plain dark yellowish brown coloration, reduced labial furrows, with uppers and lowers about equal in length, an anal-fin base length less than 1.5 times second dorsal-fin base length, a prevent length 1.3 times in tail length, a preorbital snout length subequal to eye length, a length of lateral trunk denticles less than twice their width and reaches a maximum size of
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TL (
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&amp;
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2013
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), representing the largest known species of
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FE62FC0BFD8CFC24" box="[479,615,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">Bythaelurus</emphasis>
(
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.
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the
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, two species have been reported:
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and
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FD16FC26FCC3FBD8" box="[683,808,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">B. hispidus</emphasis>
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.
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is known only from the
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, a juvenile male collected off the Ashmore Terrace
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,
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.
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This species has a mostly plain grayish brown coloration with a few white blotches on belly, reduced labial furrows, with uppers and lowers about equal in length, an anal-fin base length less than 1.5 times second dorsal-fin base length, a pre-vent length exceeding tail length, a preorbital snout length 1.3 times eye length and a length of lateral trunk denticles more than twice their width (
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&amp;
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2008
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).
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is known from the eastern and
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with records from off
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(three
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specimens listed under Comparative material)
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,
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Islands (uncatalogued specimens at
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, Yemen (al
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),
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(
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, pers. comm., 2013),
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(
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&amp;
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1973
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;
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&amp;
<collectorName id="26C553577D09FFA2FD64FAC8FCBCFAF8" box="[729,855,1303,1328]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">Lal Mohan</collectorName>
1973
</bibRefCitation>
;
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&amp;
<collectorName id="26C553577D09FFA2FBEAFAC8FB62FAF8" box="[1111,1161,1303,1328]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">Nair</collectorName>
1988
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;
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<collectorName id="26C553577D09FFA2FB66FAC8FAE4FAF8" box="[1243,1295,1303,1328]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">Raje</collectorName>
<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FAA5FAC6FAA7FAF8" box="[1304,1356,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">et al</emphasis>
. 2002
</bibRefCitation>
;
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FEB8FAE2FED2FA9C" box="[261,313,1340,1364]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">et al</emphasis>
. 2013
</bibRefCitation>
),
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(
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B707D09FFA2FDCFFAE3FCE1FA9C" author="Alcock" box="[626,778,1340,1365]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425" refString="Alcock, A. (1891) Class Pisces. In: II. - Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer ' Investigator', Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R. N. commanding. - Series II., No. 1. On the results of deep-sea dredging during the season 1890 - 91. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 8 (6), 16 - 34. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222939109460385" type="journal article" year="1891">
<collectorName id="26C553577D09FFA2FDCFFAE3FD2EFA9D" box="[626,709,1340,1365]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">Alcock</collectorName>
1891
</bibRefCitation>
;
<collectorName id="26C553577D09FFA2FCA5FAE3FC93FA9D" box="[792,888,1340,1365]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">Springer</collectorName>
&amp;
<collectorName id="26C553577D09FFA2FC1CFAE3FBF8FA9D" box="[929,1043,1340,1365]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">D’Aubrey</collectorName>
1972;
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B707D09FFA2FBDBFAE3FAE0FA9C" author="Springer" box="[1126,1291,1340,1365]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425" refString="Springer, S. (1979) A revision of the catsharks, family Scyliorhinidae. NOAA Technical Report NMFS Circular, 422, 1 - 152." type="journal article" year="1979">
<collectorName id="26C553577D09FFA2FBDBFAE3FB2DFA9D" box="[1126,1222,1340,1365]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">Springer</collectorName>
1979
</bibRefCitation>
;
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<collectorName id="26C553577D09FFA2FAA4FAE3FAB8FA9C" box="[1305,1363,1340,1364]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">Séret</collectorName>
1987
</bibRefCitation>
;
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<collectorName id="26C553577D09FFA2FF2AFA80FEEAFAB0" box="[151,257,1375,1400]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">Kaschner</collectorName>
<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FEBAFABEFED3FAB0" box="[263,312,1376,1400]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">et al</emphasis>
. 2015
</bibRefCitation>
), and off
<collectingCountry id="F32776117D09FFA2FE50FABEFDB1FAB1" box="[493,602,1377,1401]" name="Myanmar" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">Myanmar</collectingCountry>
(
<collectorName id="26C553577D09FFA2FDD4FABFFCFAFAB0" box="[617,785,1375,1400]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">T. Krajangdara</collectorName>
&amp;
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, pers. comm., 2015).
<location id="8EEF605A7D09FFA2FB5BFA80FAF3FAB0" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:039987977D06FFA0FF2AF8F6FEF5F998:8EEF605A7D09FFA2FB5BFA80FAF3FAB0" box="[1254,1304,1375,1400]" country="Oman" county="southern Madagascar Ridge" municipality="Arabian Sea" name="This" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">This</location>
species has 5–6 indistinct, dark blotches on trunk and tail, an anal-fin base more than 1.5 times second dorsal-fin base length, rather slender (base width ~1.5% TL) adult claspers with knob-like apex, a maturity size of
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TL and a maximum size of
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TL.
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addition to
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FD35FA12FCEDFA2C" box="[648,774,1484,1508]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">B. hispidus</emphasis>
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, six further species of
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FBB1FA13FB78FA2C" box="[1036,1171,1484,1508]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">Bythaelurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are described from the
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, i.e.
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FE6FFA2EFDA6F9C0" box="[466,589,1520,1544]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">B. alcockii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FDE2FA2EFD2BF9C0" box="[607,704,1520,1544]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">B. bachi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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</emphasis>
,
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FC9DFA2EFC6DF9C0" box="[800,902,1520,1544]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">B. clevai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FC25FA2EFBF9F9C0" box="[920,1042,1520,1544]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">B. lutarius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FB99FA2EFB73F9C0" box="[1060,1176,1520,1544]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">B. naylori</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FB6BFA2EFA7EF9C0" box="[1238,1429,1520,1544]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">B. tenuicephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FF2AF9CBFE94F9E4" box="[151,383,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">Bythaelurus alcockii</emphasis>
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was described from the
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without exact locality data and is known only from the
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, which has been lost (
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;
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, pers. comm., 2014). For
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FB1CF9E6FAF1F998" box="[1185,1306,1592,1616]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">B. alcockii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, a blackish coloration with hoary gray surface and some fins white-tipped posteriorly, as well as teeth with cusps and lateral cusps of subequal length were described (
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B707D09FFA2FDD0F9A0FCEFF950" author="Alcock" box="[621,772,1663,1688]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425" refString="Alcock, A. (1899) A descriptive catalogue of the Indian deep-sea fishes in the Indian Museum. Being a revised account of the deep-sea fishes collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship Investigator. Indian Museum, Calcutta, 211 pp. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 4684" type="book" year="1899">Alcock 1899</bibRefCitation>
). However, its validity is questionable (e.g.
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;
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B707D09FFA2FF2AF97BFE88F975" author="Compagno" box="[151,355,1700,1725]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425" refString="Compagno, L. J. V. (1984 b) FAO species catalogue. Fol. 4, Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date (Part 2, Carcharhiniformes). FAO Fisheries Synopsis, 125, 4 (2). FAO, Rome, pp. 251 - 655." type="journal article" year="1984" yearSuffix="b">Compagno 1984b</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B707D09FFA2FED3F97BFE42F974" author="Compagno" box="[366,425,1700,1724]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425" refString="Compagno, L. J. V. (1988) Sharks of the order Carcharhiniformes. Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 486 pp." type="book" year="1988">1988</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B707D09FFA2FE08F97BFE04F974" author="Compagno" box="[437,495,1700,1724]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425" refString="Compagno, L. J. V. (1999) Checklist of Living Elasmobranchs. In: Hamlett, W. C. (Ed.), Sharks, Skates, and Rays - The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, pp. 471 - 498." type="book chapter" year="1999">1999</bibRefCitation>
, 2005; Compagno
<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FD7BF97AFD13F974" box="[710,760,1700,1724]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">et al</emphasis>
. 2005;
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B707D09FFA2FCF3F97AFBD5F974" author="Last" box="[846,1086,1700,1724]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425" refString="Last, P. R. &amp; Stevens, J. D. (2008) Bythaelurus incanus sp. nov., a new deepwater catshark (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from northwestern Australia. In: Last, P. R., White, W. T. &amp; Pogonoski, J. J. (Eds.) Descriptions of New Australian Chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine &amp; Atmospheric Research Paper No. 0 22, pp. 123 - 128." type="journal article" year="2008">Last &amp; Stevens 2008</bibRefCitation>
;
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Ebert
<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FB33F97AFB2BF974" box="[1166,1216,1700,1724]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">et al</emphasis>
. 2013
</bibRefCitation>
;
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Kaschner
<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FA35F97AFF46F928" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">et al</emphasis>
. 2015
</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B707D09FFA2FEB7F918FE20F928" author="Weigmann" box="[266,459,1735,1760]" pageId="24" pageNumber="425" refString="Weigmann, S. (2016) Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on biogeographical diversity. Journal of Fish Biology, 88 (3), 837 - 1037. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1111 / jfb. 12874" type="journal article" year="2016">Weigmann 2016</bibRefCitation>
). It was originally described as
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D09FFA2FCFBF917FBC3F928" box="[838,1064,1736,1760]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="425">Halaelurus alcockii</emphasis>
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and preliminarily placed in the subgenus
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by
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but earlier
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had also stated that the species might instead belong to the genus
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. As the only known specimen has been lost, it is currently impossible to resolve this issue.
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is known only from the
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.
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The new species is distinguished from all congeners by the plain beige to light gray-brown coloration, high diversity in dermal denticle morphology and presence of composite oral papillae.
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has a maturity size of
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TL and reaches a maximum size of
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is apparently endemic to the waters around
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(
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Maximum sizes, geographic and depth distributions, reproductive modes, as well as vertebral, tooth row and spiral valve counts of
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species.
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF3AFCC3FEE5FCE3" box="[135,270,796,811]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">Bythaelurus alcockii</emphasis>
(
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)
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small WIO
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unknown
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF3AFC83FEF7FCA3" box="[135,284,860,875]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">Bythaelurus canescens</emphasis>
(
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SEP
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single 80–101 2 ~60–111 2 39–43&gt;20 43
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40 1 117–132
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(Séret, 1987)
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<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FDEEFC46FD6FFC76" box="[595,644,921,958]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">40 cm</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FD73FC46FD1BFC76" box="[718,752,921,958]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">WIO</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FC90FC46FC93FC76" box="[813,888,921,958]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">400–500 m</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FC1BFC46FC0DFC76" box="[934,998,921,958]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">yolk-sac viviparity</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FBB1FC46FBA7FC76" box="[1036,1100,921,958]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">62–80 16</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FBDBFC46FB4DFC76" box="[1126,1190,921,958]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">53–70 16</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FB5DFC46FAFFFC76" box="[1248,1300,921,958]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">39–45 16</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FAD1FC46FA48FC76" box="[1388,1443,921,958]" gridcol="8" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">46–54 15</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FA5CFC46F9FEFC76" box="[1505,1557,921,958]" gridcol="9" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">88 1</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045F98FFC46F993FC76" box="[1586,1656,921,958]" gridcol="10" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">50 1</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045F92CFC46F90CFC76" box="[1681,1767,921,958]" gridcol="11" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">127–142 14</th>
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<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FF3AFC06FE15FC36" box="[135,510,985,1022]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">
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(Springer, 1971)
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<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FD73FC06FD1BFC36" box="[718,752,985,1022]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">SWP</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FC90FC06FC93FC36" box="[813,888,985,1022]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">240–992 m</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FC1BFC06FC0DFC36" box="[934,998,985,1022]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">single oviparity</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FBB1FC06FBA7FC36" box="[1036,1100,985,1022]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">~64–~66 2</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FBDBFC06FB4DFC36" box="[1126,1190,985,1022]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">~62–~70 2</td>
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<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FA5CFC06F9FEFC36" box="[1505,1557,985,1022]" gridcol="9" gridrow="1" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">67–73 11</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F98FFC06F993FC36" box="[1586,1656,985,1022]" gridcol="10" gridrow="1" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">~55–~62 10</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F92CFC06F90CFC36" box="[1681,1767,985,1022]" gridcol="11" gridrow="1" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">~124–~129 10</td>
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<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FF3AFBC5FE15FBE4" box="[135,510,1050,1068]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF67FBC2FEFCFBE4" box="[218,279,1053,1068]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">giddingsi</emphasis>
McCosker, Long &amp; Baldwin, 2012
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<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FDEEFBC5FD6FFBE4" box="[595,644,1050,1068]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">&gt;45 cm</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FD73FBC5FD1BFBE4" box="[718,752,1050,1068]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">SEP</td>
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<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FC1BFBC5FC0DFBE4" box="[934,998,1050,1068]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">unknown</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FBB1FBC5FBA7FBE4" box="[1036,1100,1050,1068]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">20–23 7</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FBDBFBC5FB4DFBE4" box="[1126,1190,1050,1068]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">23–26 7</td>
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<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FAD1FBC5FA48FBE4" box="[1388,1443,1050,1068]" gridcol="8" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">40–44 7*</td>
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<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F98FFBC5F993FBE4" box="[1586,1656,1050,1068]" gridcol="10" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">~40–~51 7</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F92CFBC5F90CFBE4" box="[1681,1767,1050,1068]" gridcol="11" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">~121–~134 7</td>
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF67FB8FFEFBFB97" box="[218,272,1104,1119]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">hispidus</emphasis>
(Alcock, 1891)
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</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FDEEFB92FD6FFBBA" box="[595,644,1101,1138]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">32 cm</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FD7FFB92FCEDFBBA" box="[706,774,1101,1138]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">WIO, EIO</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FC94FB92FC90FBBA" box="[809,891,1101,1138]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">200–800 m</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FC1BFB92FC0DFBBA" box="[934,998,1101,1138]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">yolk-sac viviparity</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FBAFFB92FBACFBBA" box="[1042,1095,1101,1138]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">67–70 2</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FBD1FB92FB4BFBBA" box="[1132,1184,1101,1138]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">61–83 2</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FB5DFB92FAFFFBBA" box="[1248,1300,1101,1138]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">35–38 14</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FAD3FB92FA49FBBA" box="[1390,1442,1101,1138]" gridcol="8" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">37–41 2</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FA5CFB92F9FEFBBA" box="[1505,1557,1101,1138]" gridcol="9" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">74–78 2</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045F98FFB92F993FBBA" box="[1586,1656,1101,1138]" gridcol="10" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">48 2</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045F92CFB92F90CFBBA" box="[1681,1767,1101,1138]" gridcol="11" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">122–131 14</th>
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045F8A4FB92F8D4FBBA" box="[1817,1855,1101,1138]" gridcol="12" gridrow="0" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">8–10 3</th>
</tr>
<tr id="350034C37D080045FF3AFB4FF8D4FB57" box="[135,1855,1168,1183]" gridrow="1" pageId="25" pageNumber="426" rowspan-10="1" rowspan-11="1" rowspan-12="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-8="1" rowspan-9="1">
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FF3AFB4FFDCDFB57" box="[135,550,1168,1183]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D08FFA3FF3AFB4FFE50FB57" authority="Chu &amp; Meng, 1982" authorityName="Chu &amp; Meng" authorityYear="1982" box="[135,443,1168,1183]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="25" pageNumber="426" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="immaculatus">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF3AFB4FFF3DFB57" box="[135,214,1168,1183]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">Bythaelurus</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF67FB4FFEC6FB57" box="[218,301,1168,1183]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">immaculatus</emphasis>
(Chu &amp; Meng, 1982)
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</th>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FDEEFB4FFD6FFB57" box="[595,644,1168,1183]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">76 cm</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FD7FFB4FFCEDFB57" box="[706,774,1168,1183]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">NWP</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FC94FB4FFC90FB57" box="[809,891,1168,1183]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">534–1020 m</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FC1BFB4FFC0DFB57" box="[934,998,1168,1183]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">unknown</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350034C37D080045FF3AFB1EF8D4FB1B" box="[135,1855,1217,1235]" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426" rowspan-12="1">
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FF3AFB1EFDCDFB1B" box="[135,550,1217,1235]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D08FFA3FF3AFB1BFE75FB1A" authority="Last &amp; Stevens, 2008" authorityName="Last &amp; Stevens" authorityYear="2008" box="[135,414,1220,1235]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="25" pageNumber="426" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="incanus">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF3AFB1BFF3DFB1B" box="[135,214,1220,1235]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">Bythaelurus</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF67FB1AFEE6FB1B" box="[218,269,1221,1235]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">incanus</emphasis>
Last &amp; Stevens, 2008
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FDEEFB1EFD6FFB1B" box="[595,644,1217,1235]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">&gt;45 cm</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FD7FFB1EFCEDFB1B" box="[706,774,1217,1235]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">EIO</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FC94FB1EFC90FB1B" box="[809,891,1217,1235]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">900–1000 m</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FC1BFB1EFC0DFB1B" box="[934,998,1217,1235]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">unknown</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FBAFFB1EFBACFB1B" box="[1042,1095,1217,1235]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">~99 1</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FBD1FB1EFB4BFB1B" box="[1132,1184,1217,1235]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">~101 1</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FB5DFB1EFAFFFB1B" box="[1248,1300,1217,1235]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">46 1</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FAD3FB1EFA49FB1B" box="[1390,1442,1217,1235]" gridcol="8" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">~47 1</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FA5CFB1EF9FEFB1B" box="[1505,1557,1217,1235]" gridcol="9" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">~93 1</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F98FFB1EF993FB1B" box="[1586,1656,1217,1235]" gridcol="10" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">~49 1</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F92CFB1EF90CFB1B" box="[1681,1767,1217,1235]" gridcol="11" gridrow="2" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">~142 1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350034C37D080045FF3AFB2BF8D4FAD1" box="[135,1855,1268,1305]" gridrow="3" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FF3AFB2BFDCDFAD1" box="[135,550,1268,1305]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D08FFA3FF3AFB28FE3FFACE" authority="Springer &amp; D'Aubrey, 1972" authorityName="Springer &amp; D'Aubrey" authorityYear="1972" box="[135,468,1271,1286]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="25" pageNumber="426" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lutarius">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF3AFB28FF3DFACE" box="[135,214,1271,1286]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">Bythaelurus</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF67FB28FEE6FACE" box="[218,269,1271,1286]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">lutarius</emphasis>
(Springer &amp; D’Aubrey, 1972)
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FDEEFB2BFD6FFAD1" box="[595,644,1268,1305]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">39 cm</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FD7FFB2BFCEDFAD1" box="[706,774,1268,1305]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">WIO</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FC94FB2BFC90FAD1" box="[809,891,1268,1305]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">338–766 m</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FC1BFB2BFC0DFAD1" box="[934,998,1268,1305]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">yolk-sac viviparity</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FBAFFB2BFBACFAD1" box="[1042,1095,1268,1305]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">74–76 2</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FBD1FB2BFB4BFAD1" box="[1132,1184,1268,1305]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">78–86 2</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FB5DFB2BFAFFFAD1" box="[1248,1300,1268,1305]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">38–42 29</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FAD3FB2BFA49FAD1" box="[1390,1442,1268,1305]" gridcol="8" gridrow="3" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">44–50 12</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FA5CFB2BF9FEFAD1" box="[1505,1557,1268,1305]" gridcol="9" gridrow="3" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">82–89 18</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F98FFB2BF993FAD1" box="[1586,1656,1268,1305]" gridcol="10" gridrow="3" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">49 1</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F92CFB2BF90CFAD1" box="[1681,1767,1268,1305]" gridcol="11" gridrow="3" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">129–142 46</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F8A4FB2BF8D4FAD1" box="[1817,1855,1268,1305]" gridcol="12" gridrow="3" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">10 2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350034C37D080045FF3AFAEBF8D4FA91" box="[135,1855,1332,1369]" gridrow="4" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FF3AFAEBFDCDFA91" box="[135,550,1332,1369]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D08FFA3FF3AFAE7FE74FA8E" authority="Ebert &amp; Clerkin, 2015" authorityName="Ebert &amp; Clerkin" authorityYear="2015" box="[135,415,1336,1351]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="25" pageNumber="426" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="naylori">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF3AFAE7FF3DFA8F" box="[135,214,1336,1351]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">Bythaelurus</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF67FAE7FEE2FA8F" box="[218,265,1336,1351]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">naylori</emphasis>
Ebert &amp; Clerkin, 2015
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FDEEFAEBFD6FFA91" box="[595,644,1332,1369]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">55 cm</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FD7FFAEBFCEDFA91" box="[706,774,1332,1369]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">WIO</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FC94FAEBFC90FA91" box="[809,891,1332,1369]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">752–1443 m</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FC1BFAEBFC0DFA91" box="[934,998,1332,1369]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">single oviparity</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FBAFFAEBFBACFA91" box="[1042,1095,1332,1369]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">&gt;70 10</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FBD1FAEBFB4BFA91" box="[1132,1184,1332,1369]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">&gt;70 10</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FB5DFAEBFAFFFA91" box="[1248,1300,1332,1369]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">36–41 10</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FAD3FAEBFA49FA91" box="[1390,1442,1332,1369]" gridcol="8" gridrow="4" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">25–38 10</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FA5CFAEBF9FEFA91" box="[1505,1557,1332,1369]" gridcol="9" gridrow="4" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">64–78 10</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F98FFAEBF993FA91" box="[1586,1656,1332,1369]" gridcol="10" gridrow="4" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">~44–~54 10</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F92CFAEBF90CFA91" box="[1681,1767,1332,1369]" gridcol="11" gridrow="4" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">~114–~128 10</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F8A4FAEBF8D4FA91" box="[1817,1855,1332,1369]" gridcol="12" gridrow="4" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">7–8 6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350034C37D080045FF3AFAAAF8D4FA4F" box="[135,1855,1397,1415]" gridrow="5" pageId="25" pageNumber="426" rowspan-12="1">
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FF3AFAAAFDCDFA4F" box="[135,550,1397,1415]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D08FFA3FF3AFAA7FDCDFA4E" authority="Kaschner, Weigmann &amp; Thiel, 2015" authorityName="Kaschner, Weigmann &amp; Thiel" authorityYear="2015" box="[135,550,1400,1415]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="25" pageNumber="426" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tenuicephalus">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF3AFAA7FF3DFA4F" box="[135,214,1400,1415]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">Bythaelurus</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF67FAA7FEDEFA4F" box="[218,309,1400,1415]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">tenuicephalus</emphasis>
Kaschner, Weigmann &amp; Thiel, 2015
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FDEEFAAAFD6FFA4F" box="[595,644,1397,1415]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">30 cm</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FD7FFAAAFCEDFA4F" box="[706,774,1397,1415]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">WIO</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FC94FAAAFC90FA4F" box="[809,891,1397,1415]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">463–550 m</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FC1BFAAAFC0DFA4F" box="[934,998,1397,1415]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">unknown</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FBAFFAAAFBACFA4F" box="[1042,1095,1397,1415]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">67–76 2</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FBD1FAAAFB4BFA4F" box="[1132,1184,1397,1415]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">62–64 2</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FB5DFAAAFAFFFA4F" box="[1248,1300,1397,1415]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">38–40 2</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FAD3FAAAFA49FA4F" box="[1390,1442,1397,1415]" gridcol="8" gridrow="5" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">43–50 2</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FA5CFAAAF9FEFA4F" box="[1505,1557,1397,1415]" gridcol="9" gridrow="5" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">83–88 2</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F98FFAAAF993FA4F" box="[1586,1656,1397,1415]" gridcol="10" gridrow="5" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">50 2</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F92CFAAAF90CFA4F" box="[1681,1767,1397,1415]" gridcol="11" gridrow="5" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">133–138 2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350034C37D080045FF3AFA77F8D4FA05" box="[135,1855,1448,1485]" gridrow="6" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">
<th id="76D15DBF7D080045FF3AFA77FDCDFA05" box="[135,550,1448,1485]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF3AFA74FEC6FA72" bold="true" box="[135,301,1451,1466]" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D08FFA3FF3AFA74FEE8FA72" box="[135,259,1451,1466]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="25" pageNumber="426" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bachi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF3AFA74FEE8FA72" bold="true" box="[135,259,1451,1466]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">Bythaelurus bachi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27757E87D08FFA3FEBAFA73FEC6FA72" box="[263,301,1452,1466]" pageId="25" pageNumber="426" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FDEEFA77FD6FFA05" box="[595,644,1448,1485]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">45 cm</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FD7FFA77FCEDFA05" box="[706,774,1448,1485]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">WIO</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FC94FA77FC90FA05" box="[809,891,1448,1485]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">910–1365 m</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FC1BFA77FC0DFA05" box="[934,998,1448,1485]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">single oviparity</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FBAFFA77FBACFA05" box="[1042,1095,1448,1485]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">70–84 14</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FBD1FA77FB4BFA05" box="[1132,1184,1448,1485]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">60–76 14</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FB5DFA77FAFFFA05" box="[1248,1300,1448,1485]" gridcol="7" gridrow="6" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">38–43 28</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FAD3FA77FA49FA05" box="[1390,1442,1448,1485]" gridcol="8" gridrow="6" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">33–43 28</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045FA5CFA77F9FEFA05" box="[1505,1557,1448,1485]" gridcol="9" gridrow="6" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">73–83 28</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F98FFA77F993FA05" box="[1586,1656,1448,1485]" gridcol="10" gridrow="6" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">48–56 28</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F92CFA77F90CFA05" box="[1681,1767,1448,1485]" gridcol="11" gridrow="6" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">124–132 28</td>
<td id="76D15DBF7D080045F8A4FA77F8D4FA05" box="[1817,1855,1448,1485]" gridcol="12" gridrow="6" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">6–8 3</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF3AFA33FF57FA32" bold="true" box="[135,188,1516,1530]" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">Footer:</emphasis>
Superscript numbers in meristics indicate numbers of specimens on which the values are based. * In
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, individual values for diplospondylous precaudal count indicate a maximum of 44, but range indicates 43 as maximum count. Data sources: data of
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from the present study, sources for all other species: maximum total length and geographic distribution from
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except for maximum total length of
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3F9BEF9DFF9A6F9C6" box="[1539,1613,1535,1550]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">B. hispidus</emphasis>
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based on comparative specimen SAIAB 13741; depth data from
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except for maximum depth of
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FDDBF9CCFD51F9E9" box="[614,698,1555,1569]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">B. canescens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
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; reproductive modes from
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,
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Concha
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Akhilesh
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and
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; counts from
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, Springer &amp; D'Aubrey (1972),
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Bass
<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FECEF9F9FE7AF9FC" box="[371,401,1573,1588]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">et al</emphasis>
. (1975)
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,
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B707D08FFA3FDFDF9F9FD7FF9FC" author="Seret" box="[576,660,1574,1588]" pageId="25" pageNumber="426" refString="Seret, B. (1987) Halaelurus clevai, sp. n., a new species of catshark (Scyliorhinidae) from off Madagascar, with remarks on the taxonomic status of the genera Halaelurus Gill &amp; Galeus Rafinesque. J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication, 44, 1 - 27." type="journal article" year="1987">Séret (1987)</bibRefCitation>
,
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,
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,
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McCosker
<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FBB8F9F9FBC8F9FC" box="[1029,1059,1573,1588]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">et al</emphasis>
. (2012)
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,
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and
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Kaschner
<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FADCF9F9FA94F9FC" box="[1377,1407,1573,1588]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">et al</emphasis>
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, as well as unpublished counts of comparative specimens of
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3F8F6F9F9FF22F980" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">B. canescens</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D08FFA3FF54F9E5FEDAF980" box="[233,305,1593,1608]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="426">B. dawsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Abbreviations: EIO = eastern Indian Ocean, NWP = northwestern Pacific Ocean, SEP = southeastern Pacific Ocean, SWP = southwestern Pacific Ocean, WIO = western Indian Ocean.
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1987). This species has a grayish coloration with a pattern of dark brown saddle-like markings on back and tail, with variegated dark brown blotches on flanks, is grayish with brown speckles inside of the mouth, has a whitish ventral surface, matures at
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TL and reaches a maximum size of
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TL.
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so far has been confirmed only from off Mozambique. The records of
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FCF4FEDAFC29FED4" box="[841,962,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. lutarius</emphasis>
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from off Somalia (Springer &amp; D’Aubrey 1972;
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Bass
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FEA5FEF6FEA2FE88" box="[280,329,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">et al</emphasis>
. 1975
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;
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) are based
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on
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FD66FEF6FC7DFE88" box="[731,918,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. tenuicephalus</emphasis>
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and an undescribed
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species in the ZMB collection.
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has a largely plain coloration with dusky areas near the fins, an anal-fin base more than 1.5 times second dorsal-fin base length, a maturity size of
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TL and reaches a maximum size of
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TL.
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is known only from the Southwest Indian Ridge. It has a medium to dark brown coloration with light fin edges and a distinct dark dusky-colored snout, a dorsal caudal-fin margin with prominent crest of comb-like dermal denticles, distinct labial furrows, with lowers noticeably longer than uppers, an anal-fin base length equal to or less than 1.5 times second dorsal-fin base length, matures at
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TL and reaches a maximum size of
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TL.
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FE58FDFBFCFAFDF4" box="[485,785,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">Bythaelurus tenuicephalus</emphasis>
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is known only from off Tanzania and Mozambique. This species differs from all congeners in the narrow head without distinct lateral indention anterior to outer nostrils. Furthermore, the adult claspers are rather broad (base width ~2% TL) without knob-like apex, the species matures at ~
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TL and reaches a maximum size of ~
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TL.
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The 12 currently valid species can be grouped into two general morphotypes: one consists of species with slender bodies, i.e.
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FED0FD07FDD5FD38" box="[365,574,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">Bythaelurus clevai</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FDF6FD06FD2CFD38" box="[587,711,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. hispidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FD69FD06FCA1FD38" box="[724,842,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. lutarius</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FCC2FD06FBD1FD38" box="[895,1082,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. tenuicephalus</emphasis>
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, the other includes species with stocky bodies, at least in large specimens, i.e.
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FD21FD22FD12FCDC" box="[668,761,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. bachi</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FCB5FD22FC73FCDC" box="[776,920,765,788]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. canescens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FC1AFD22FBC8FCDC" box="[935,1059,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. dawsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FB8FFD22FB52FCDC" box="[1074,1209,764,788]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="giddingsi">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FB8FFD22FB52FCDC" box="[1074,1209,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. giddingsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FB7AFD22FA9EFCDC" box="[1223,1397,764,788]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="immaculatus">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FB7AFD22FA9EFCDC" box="[1223,1397,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. immaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FA39FD22FF05FCFF" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="incanus">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FA39FD22FF05FCFF" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. incanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FE99FCFEFE7EFCF0" box="[292,405,800,824]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="naylori">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FE99FCFEFE7EFCF0" box="[292,405,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. naylori</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The body shape of
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FDC4FCFFFC8BFCF0" box="[633,864,800,824]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alcockii">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FDC4FCFFFC8BFCF0" box="[633,864,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">Bythaelurus alcockii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is unknown.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36817D0BFFA0FF7AFC9BFC9CFBB5" blockId="26.[151,1437,151,1616]" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">
Another possible grouping arises from the presence or absence of oral papillae: species with numerous oral papillae are
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FE9EFCB6FE6AFC48" box="[291,385,872,896]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bachi">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FE9EFCB6FE6AFC48" box="[291,385,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. bachi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FE2CFCB6FD7DFC48" box="[401,662,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FE2CFCB6FDCDFC48" box="[401,550,873,896]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="canescens">B. canescens</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FD8EFCB6FD7DFC48" box="[563,662,872,896]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="clevai">B. clevai</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FD18FCB6FCC8FC48" box="[677,803,872,896]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dawsoni">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FD18FCB6FCC8FC48" box="[677,803,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. dawsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FC8EFCB6FC57FC48" box="[819,956,872,896]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="giddingsi">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FC8EFCB6FC57FC48" box="[819,956,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. giddingsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FC76FCB6FBA2FC48" box="[971,1097,872,896]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hispidus">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FC76FCB6FBA2FC48" box="[971,1097,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. hispidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,?
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FBD8FCB6FAFFFC48" box="[1125,1300,872,896]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="immaculatus">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FBD8FCB6FAFFFC48" box="[1125,1300,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. immaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FA99FCB6FA70FCB7" box="[1316,1435,872,896]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="incanus">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FA99FCB6FA70FCB7" box="[1316,1435,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. incanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FF76FC52FE60FC6C" box="[203,395,908,932]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tenuicephalus">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FF76FC52FE60FC6C" box="[203,395,908,932]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. tenuicephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, species without (or with rudimentary) oral papillae are
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FB90FC52FB42FC6C" box="[1069,1193,908,932]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lutarius">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FB90FC52FB42FC6C" box="[1069,1193,908,932]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. lutarius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FB54FC52FAB6FC6C" box="[1257,1373,908,932]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="naylori">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FB54FC52FAB6FC6C" box="[1257,1373,908,932]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. naylori</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The presence of oral papillae in
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FE71FC6EFD91FC00" box="[460,634,944,968]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="immaculatus">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FE71FC6EFD91FC00" box="[460,634,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. immaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is unknown but it is assumed that the species has oral papillae based on its apparently close morphological relationship to
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FD59FC0AFC92FC24" box="[740,889,981,1004]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="canescens">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FD59FC0AFC92FC24" box="[740,889,981,1004]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. canescens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FC05FC0AFBD9FC24" box="[952,1074,981,1004]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="incanus">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FC05FC0AFBD9FC24" box="[952,1074,981,1004]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. incanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
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did not examine the holotype of
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FE7EFC26FD9DFBD8" box="[451,630,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. immaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
for the presence of oral papillae (W.T. White, pers. comm., 2015). Furthermore, none of the type specimens could be found upon recent requests (H.-C. Ho &amp; X.-Y. Kong, pers. comm., 2015 &amp; 2016) so the whereabouts of the type specimens and the presence of oral papillae remain unclear. The presence of oral papillae in
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FE42FBBBFD0CFBB4" box="[511,743,1124,1148]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alcockii">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FE42FBBBFD0CFBB4" box="[511,743,1124,1148]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">Bythaelurus alcockii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is unknown.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36817D0BFFA0FF7AFB57FA70FAC4" blockId="26.[151,1437,151,1616]" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">
A third possible grouping arises from the reproductive modes of
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FC07FB57FBAAFB68" box="[954,1089,1160,1184]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">Bythaelurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species that was reviewed by
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. He noted that some species, e.g.
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FD78FB72FCB3FB0C" box="[709,856,1197,1220]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. canescens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FC2CFB72FBE4FB0C" box="[913,1039,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. dawsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, are oviparous, whereas others are viviparous. A detailed comparison of reproductive modes, as well as maximum sizes, geographic and depth distributions, vertebral, tooth row and spiral valve counts of the 12 species of
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FC43FB2BFB6DFAC4" box="[1022,1158,1268,1292]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">Bythaelurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be found in Table 3.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8F36817D0BFFA0FF7AFAC8FEF5F998" blockId="26.[151,1437,151,1616]" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">
Generally, the taxonomy and biology of
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FD2FFAC7FCF2FAF8" box="[658,793,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">Bythaelurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species are poorly known. So far, studies on the biology and distribution are restricted to few species, i.e.
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FD58FAE2FC90FA9C" box="[741,891,1341,1364]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="canescens">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FD58FAE2FC90FA9C" box="[741,891,1341,1364]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. canescens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FC33FAE2FBE4FA9C" box="[910,1039,1340,1364]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dawsoni">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FC33FAE2FBE4FA9C" box="[910,1039,1340,1364]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. dawsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FB9EFAE2FB4FFA9C" box="[1059,1188,1340,1364]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hispidus">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FB9EFAE2FB4FFA9C" box="[1059,1188,1340,1364]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. hispidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C304D027D0BFFA0FB58FAE2FA8BFA9C" box="[1253,1376,1340,1364]" class="Elasmobranchii" family="Scyliorhinidae" genus="Bythaelurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Carcharhiniformes" pageId="26" pageNumber="427" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lutarius">
<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FB58FAE2FA8BFA9C" box="[1253,1376,1340,1364]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. lutarius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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). Therefore, more specimens are needed of several species, especially of those from the Indian Ocean and
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FCB9FA12FC59FA2C" box="[772,946,1484,1508]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. immaculatus</emphasis>
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. In order to further improve the knowledge of
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FF05FA2FFED4F9C0" box="[184,319,1520,1544]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">Bythaelurus</emphasis>
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species in this area, a comprehensive study on the taxonomy and distribution of
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<emphasis id="B944EA937D0BFFA0FB56FA2EFA82F9C0" box="[1259,1385,1520,1544]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="427">B. hispidus</emphasis>
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and descriptions of two further undescribed species of the genus from the western Indian Ocean are currently in preparation.
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</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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