Arabian catshark

The Arabian catshark (Bythaelurus alcockii) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks.^[2] It can grow up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long,^[3] and lives in open seas. It is only known from a single specimen, now lost, which was found on the continental slope of the Arabian Sea.

Arabian catshark
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Pentanchidae
Genus:	Bythaelurus
Species:	B. alcockii
Binomial name
Bythaelurus alcockii (Garman, 1913)
Synonyms
Halaelurus alcockii Garman, 1913