May 8th, 2017

A new deep-water catshark from the northwestern Indian Ocean off Somalia

A new deep-water catshark from the northwestern Indian Ocean off Somalia

Published on 08. May 2017 Bythaelurus vivaldii, a new deep-water catshark (Carcharhiniformes,Scyliorhinidae) from the northwestern Indian Ocean off Somalia Simon Weigmann, Carina Julia Kaschner ABSTRACT: A new very small deep-water catshark, Bythaelurus vivaldii, is described based on two female specimens caught off Somalia in the northwestern Indian Ocean during the German ‘Valdivia’ expedition in 1899.