Diagnostic Description
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A slender, dwarf catshark with a moderately long snout and short labial furrows; caudal fin without crest of enlarged denticles (Ref. 5578). Dull grey-brown, paler ventrally, with few poorly defined dorsal saddles that may be visible (Ref. 5510).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Life Cycle
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Ovoviviparous, with 2 pups per litter (Ref. 5510).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 0
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Found on the continental slope on or just above muddy substrates. Feeds on cephalopods, small bony fishes, and crustaceans
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- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Found on the continental slope on or just above muddy substrates (Ref. 5578). Feeds on cephalopods, small bony fishes, and crustaceans (Ref. 5578). Probably caught with bottom trawls (Ref. 30573).
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- Kent E. Carpenter
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
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- Kent E. Carpenter
Bythaelurus lutarius: Brief Summary
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The mud catshark or brown catshark (Bythaelurus lutarius) is a species of catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in Mozambique and Somalia. Its natural habitat is the open seas of the western Indian Ocean, from Mozambique to Somalia, between latitudes 13° N and 29° S, at depths between 340 and 765 m. It can grow up to 34 centimetres (13 in) long.
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