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Onefin catshark
| Onefin catshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Pentanchus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 |
| Species: | P. profundicolus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pentanchus profundicolus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
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| Range of the onefin catshark | |
The onefin catshark (Pentanchus profundicolus)is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. It is the only member of its genus, Pentanchus.[2] It is known from two specimens collected from the Tablas Strait and Mindanao Sea off the Philippines in the Western Central Pacific.[1] It is classified as harmless to humans and of least concern to the IUCN redlist.[3]
- ^ a b Dulvy, N.K.; Bineesh, K.K.; Cheok, J.; Sherman, C.S.; VanderWright, J (2020). "Pentanchus profundicolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161437A124485297. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161437A124485297.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pentanchus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pentanchus profundicolus". FishBase. June 2024 version.
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