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Parmaturus

Parmaturus
Filetail catshark (P. xaniurus)
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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.

  1. ^ Compagno, Leonard J. V. (2005). Sharks of the World. Dando, Marc., Fowler, Sarah L. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12072-2. OCLC 57718990.

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