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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks)
Etymology: bachi: Named for Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 910 - 1365 m (Ref. 113731). Tropical, preferred ?

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Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar Ridge at Walters Shoals.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 113731); 44.5 cm TL (female)

The females of this species based on total length are mature at 39.2 cm and immature at 36.1 cm, while males are mature at 40.0 cm and immature at 37.6 cm . The size at hatching based on the three post-embryonic specimens is estimated at around 12.0 cm TL (Ref. 113731).

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Weigmann, S., D.A. Ebert, P.J. Clerkin, M.F.W. Stehmann and G.J.P. Naylor, 2016. Bythaelurus bachi n. sp., a new deep-water catshark (Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae) from the southwestern Indian Ocean, with a review of Bythaelurus species and a key to their identification. Zootaxa 4208 (5):401-432. (Ref. 113731)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Bythaelurus bachi Weigmann, Ebert, Clerkin, Stehmann & Naylor, 2016