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Parmaturus is a genus of deepwater catsharks in the family Pentanchidae. Four species were described in 2007 and another in 2019 with more species likely to be described in the near future.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassElasmobranchii
  4. OrderCarcharhiniformes
  5. FamilyScyliorhinidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded419

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
90
With media
41
Family
Scyliorhinidae
Collections
UWFC, SIO
Recorded in
United States, Mexico

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Pentanchidae
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Parmaturus xaniurus swfsc.jpg
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Parmaturus
taxon name
Parmaturus
taxon rank
genus
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Category:Parmaturus
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Parmaturus is a genus of deepwater catsharks in the family Pentanchidae. Four species were described in 2007 and another in 2019 with more species likely to be described in the near future.

==Species== The following are the currently described species: Parmaturus albipenis Séret & Last, 2007 (white-clasper catshark) Parmaturus angelae (Brazilian filetail catshark) Parmaturus campechiensis S. Springer, 1979 (Campeche catshark) Parmaturus lanatus Séret & Last, 2007 (velvet catshark) Parmaturus macmillani Hardy, 1985 (McMillan's catshark) Parmaturus pilosus Garman, 1906 (salamander shark) Parmaturus xaniurus (C. H. Gilbert, 1892) (filetail catshark)

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