Scyliorhinidae

Dusky snout catshark

Bythaelurus naylori

Dusky snout between seabed and kilometer midwater

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Elongated
• Large

The dusky snout catshark (Bythaelurus naylori) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This species is found from the Southwest Indian Ridge, southwestern Indian Ocean. The specimens were collected from 89–1,443 m (292–4,734 ft) depth in both bottom trawls and midwater trawls.