Velvet catshark
The velvet catshark (Parmaturus lanatus) is a deepwater catshark. It is known only from a single specimen collected off the Tanimbar Islands in the Arafura Sea, Indonesia, at a 840–855 m depth. The only known specimen, a juvenile male, measured a total of 36 cm in length.
| Velvet catshark | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Parmaturus |
| Species: | P. lanatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parmaturus lanatus Séret & Last, 2007 | |
Distribution
The shark is found in the Western Pacific. It has a depth range of depth range 840 – 855 m, making it bathydemersal.[2]
References
- Valenti, S.V. 2009. Parmaturus lanatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161450A5426955. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161450A5426955.en. Downloaded on 28 September 2017.
- "Parmaturus lamatus, Velvet catshark". FishBase. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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