Blackgill catshark
The blackgill catshark (Parmaturus melanobranchus) is a deepwater catshark known from very few specimens, found on or near the bottom on the continental slope, at 540–835 metres (1,772–2,740 ft) off the coasts of China and Japan. Specimens can attain a total length of at least 85 cm (33 in), but nothing else is known of its biology. This shark is a potential bycatch of deepwater bottom-trawl fisheries operating within its range, but no specific information is available.
| Blackgill catshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Parmaturus |
| Species: | P. melanobranchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parmaturus melanobranchus (W. L. Y. Chan, 1966) | |
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References
- McCormack, C. 2009. Parmaturus melanobranchus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161497A5437065. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161497A5437065.en. Downloaded on 28 September 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Parmaturus melanobranchus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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