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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); giddingsi: In honor of Al Giddings (b. 1937), American underwater filmmaker, naturalist, and friend (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Al Giddings is an underwater filmmaker and naturalist. He has also been active in the commercial film business as the cameraman for: The Deep (1977) and as co-producer of: Titanic (1997). Moreover, he is a friend of the senior author. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: McCosker, Long & Baldwin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
بحري مياه عميقة; نطاق العمق 428 - 562 m (Ref. 89625). Tropical
Pacific Ocean: presumed to be endemic to the Galápagos Islands.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.3 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 89625)
وصف مختصر
مفاتيح التعريف | الوصف الخارجي | قياسات المظهر الخارجي
This species is moderately sized and have the following characters: snout bluntly rounded;
preoral length 4.7-6.8% TL; short head, length about equal to pectoral-pelvic space, 21-24% TL; precaudal length 73-80% TL; dorsal and anal fins are subequal; length of anal-fin base about equal to length of interdorsal space; 81-85 (mean = 82.6) precaudal vertebrae; color chocolate brown dorsally, paler on ventral surface from snout to anus; body, flanks, caudal and median fins are overlain with pale spots about equal in size to eye, becoming smaller below lateral midline, and showing a bilaterally asymmetrical pattern. It differs from its congeners in its coloration, the length of its anal-fin base, and in other morphological characters (Ref. 89625).
This species were observed living on the bottom above sand or sand and mud substrates,
in the vicinity of lava boulders, either over flat bottoms or along slopes to 45° (Ref. 89625).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
McCosker, J.E., D.J. Long and C.C. Baldwin, 2012. Description of a new species of deepwater catshark, Bythaelurus giddingsi sp. nov., from the Galápagos Islands (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Zootaxa 3221:48-59. (Ref. 89625)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.6 - 3.3, mean 3.1 °C (based on 9 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00175 - 0.00721), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
