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title: "Schwarzer Katzenhai"
description: "Bythaelurus canescens — Fische. The dusky catshark (Bythaelurus canescens) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/dusky-catshark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Schwarzer Katzenhai

> Bythaelurus canescens — Fische. The dusky catshark (Bythaelurus canescens) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks.

- Scientific name: *Bythaelurus canescens*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 8
- Wikidata: [Q2615551](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2615551)
- iNaturalist taxon: [96265](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/96265)

## Names

- en: Dusky Catshark
- de: Schwarzer Katzenhai
- es: Halaelurus canescens
- fr: Halaelurus canescens

## Summary

The dusky catshark (Bythaelurus canescens) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This shark is endemic to the southeast Pacific Ocean, off the coasts of Peru and Chile. It grows to a maximum length of 70 cm (28 in), and is oviparous like many other chondrichthyans in the Indo-Pacific.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_catshark

## Photo

![Schwarzer Katzenhai](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dusky-catshark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Robert Mintern · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bythaelurus_canescens.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dusky-catshark?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).