Parmaturus

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Parmaturus
Parmaturus xaniurus swfsc.jpg
Filetail catshark (P. xaniurus)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Parmaturus
Garman, 1906
Type species
Parmaturus pilosus
Garman 1906
Synonyms

Dichichthys Chan, 1966

Parmaturus is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae.[1] 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:[2][3]

There are several as yet undescribed species:

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

References[]

  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. ^ Pauly, Daniel; Froese, Rainer (2014-09-15), "Fisheries Management", eLS, Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, ISBN 978-0-470-01590-2, retrieved 2021-01-01
  3. ^ 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.


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