White-tip catshark
| White-tip 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: | Parmaturus |
| Species: | P. albimarginatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Parmaturus albimarginatus | |
The white-tip catshark (Parmaturus albimarginatus) is a recently described, deepwater catshark, known only from a single specimen collected from northern New Caledonia, at a depth of 590–732 m. The only known specimen, an adult male, measured a total of 57.7 cm in length. These sharks have spiracles, which are respiratory openings behind the eyes. Catsharks, all in all, are likewise recognized by two little dorsal fins. Curiously enough, numerous individuals from this group of sharks are likewise called dogfish.[2]
References
- ^ Kyne, P.M., Finucci, B. & Valenti, S.V. 2018. Parmaturus albimarginatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T161509A116738609. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T161509A116738609.en. Downloaded on 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Shark Savers :: Ground Sharks". www.sharksavers.org. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
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