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Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Bythaelurus: bythos (Gr.), depths of the sea, referring to its deepwater habitat; ailouros (Gr.), cat, probably an allusion to the vernacular “catshark,” so named for its cat-like eyes (See ETYFish); alcockii: In honor of physician-naturalist Alfred William Alcock (1859-1933), who noted the distinctiveness of this species in 1896 (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Lieutenant-Colonel Dr Alfred William Alcock (1859–1933) was a British physician, herpetologist, carcinologist and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Garman.
Taxonomic Remarks
Validity of this species questioned in Compagno's 1999 checklist (Ref. 35766).
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 1134 - 1263 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water
Western Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 244)
Known only from the holotype which was found on the continental slope of the Arabian Sea.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00347 (0.00171 - 0.00701), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
4.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Fec assumed to be <100). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (18 of 100). 🛈 |