Parmaturus | |
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Filetail catshark (P. xaniurus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Pentanchidae |
Genus: | Parmaturus Garman, 1906 |
Type species | |
Parmaturus pilosus Garman 1906
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Parmaturus is a genus of deepwater catsharks in the family Pentanchidae.[1] Four species were described in 2007 and another in 2019 with more species likely to be described in the near future.