Broadhead cat shark
Encyclopedia
The broadhead catshark, Bythaelurus clevai, is a cat shark of the family
Scyliorhinidae. The only specimen, the holotype
, was found off Madagascar
at a depth between 425 and 500 m.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Scyliorhinidae. The only specimen, the holotype
Holotype
A holotype is a single physical example of an organism, known to have been used when the species was formally described. It is either the single such physical example or one of several such, but explicitly designated as the holotype...
, was found off Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
at a depth between 425 and 500 m.