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Broadhead catshark

Bythaelurus clevai (Séret, 1987)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The broadhead catshark (Bythaelurus clevai) is a species in the family Scyliorhinidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the broadhead catshark

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the broadhead catshark live?

Not recorded

Is the broadhead catshark endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the broadhead catshark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyScyliorhinidae
  6. genusBythaelurus
  7. SpeciesBythaelurus clevai (Séret, 1987)

Synonyms Halaelurus clevai

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • máčka madagaskarskáCzech
  • Breitkopf-KatzenhaiGerman
  • Gattuccio dalla testa larga del MadagascarItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the broadhead catshark

Other species in the same genus Bythaelurus.

Mud catshark

Bythaelurus lutarius

ScyliorhinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the broadhead catshark?

The broadhead catshark (Bythaelurus clevai) belongs to the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Broadhead catshark (Bythaelurus clevai). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/broadhead-catshark

MLA

“Broadhead catshark (Bythaelurus clevai).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/broadhead-catshark.

BibTeX
@misc{broadhead_catshark_2026,
  title = {Broadhead catshark (Bythaelurus clevai)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/broadhead-catshark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}