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Jaguar catshark

Bythaelurus giddingsi McCosker, Long & Baldwin, 2012

Status not recordedsharks and rays

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

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Quick facts about the jaguar 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 jaguar catshark live?

Not recorded

Is the jaguar 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 jaguar catshark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyScyliorhinidae
  6. genusBythaelurus
  7. SpeciesBythaelurus giddingsi McCosker, Long & Baldwin, 2012
Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Galápagos catsharkEnglish
  • Galapagose nõlvahaiEstonian
  • Roussette des GalapagosFrench
  • Gattuccio delle GalapagosItalian
  • Котяча акула галапагоськаUkrainian
  • Cá nhám mèo GalápagosVietnamese
  • Roussette des GalápagosFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the jaguar 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 jaguar catshark?

The jaguar catshark (Bythaelurus giddingsi) belongs to the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Jaguar catshark (Bythaelurus giddingsi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/jaguar-catshark

MLA

“Jaguar catshark (Bythaelurus giddingsi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/jaguar-catshark.

BibTeX
@misc{jaguar_catshark_2026,
  title = {Jaguar catshark (Bythaelurus giddingsi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jaguar-catshark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}