Velvet catshark
The velvet catshark (Parmaturus lanatus) is a deepwater catshark. It is known only from a single specimen collected off the Tanimbar Islands in the Arafura Sea, Indonesia, at a 840–855-metre (2,756–2,805 ft) depth. The only known specimen, a juvenile male, measured a total of 36 centimetres (14 in) in length.
| Velvet catshark | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Parmaturus |
| Species: | P. lanatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parmaturus lanatus Séret & Last, 2007 | |
The shark is found in the Western Pacific. It has a depth range of depth range of 840–855 metres (2,756–2,805 ft), making it bathydemersal.[2]
References
- Dulvy, N.K.; Bineesh, K.K.; Cheok, J.; Dharmadi.; Sherman, C.S. (2020). "Parmaturus lanatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161450A124487481. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161450A124487481.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- "Parmaturus lamatus, Velvet catshark". FishBase. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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