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.

Species

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The following are the currently described species:[2][3][4]

There are several as yet undescribed species:

  • Parmaturus sp. not yet described (roughback catshark)
  • Parmaturus sp. not yet described (Gulf of Mexico filetail)

References

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  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.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Parmaturus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  3. ^ Pauly, Daniel; Froese, Rainer (2014-09-15), "Fisheries Management", eLS, Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, doi:10.1002/9780470015902.a0003252.pub3, ISBN 978-0-470-01590-2, S2CID 214668133, retrieved 2021-01-01
  4. ^ Soares, Karla Diamantina De Araújo; Carvalho, Marcelo Rodrigues De; Schwingel, Paulo Ricardo; Gadig, Otto Bismarck Fazzano (2019-05-31). "A New Species of Parmaturus (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from Brazil, Southwestern Atlantic". Copeia. 107 (2): 314–322. doi:10.1643/CI-18-152. ISSN 0045-8511. S2CID 191150023.