Velvet catshark
| Velvet catshark | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Parmaturus |
| Species: | P. lanatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Parmaturus lanatus | |
Thevelvet catshark(Parmaturus lanatus) is a deepwatercatshark.It is known only from a single specimen collected off theTanimbar Islandsin the Arafura Sea,Indonesia,at a depth of 840 to 855 metres (2,756 to 2,805 ft). The only known specimen, a juvenile male, measured a total of 36 centimetres (14 in) in length.
The shark is found in the Western Pacific. It has a depth range of 840 to 855 metres (2,756 to 2,805 ft), making itbathydemersal.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Dulvy, N. K.; Bineesh, K. K.; Cheok, J.; Dharmadi; Sherman, C. S. (2020)."Parmaturus lanatus".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2020:e.T161450A124487481.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161450A124487481.en.Retrieved18 November2021.
- ^"Parmaturus lamatus, Velvet catshark".FishBase.Retrieved5 August2015.
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