Brazilian filetail catshark
| Brazilian filetail 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. angelae
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| Binomial name | |
| Parmaturus angelae Soares, de Carvalho, Schwingel & Gadig, 2019[2]
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| Range of Brazilian filetail catshark | |
The Brazilian filetail catshark (Parmaturus angelae) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks,[3] found in southern Brazil. It lives on the continental slopes at the depths of 500–600 m (1,600–2,000 ft).[2][1]
This catshark has numerous characteristics which differ from all congeners in Western Atlantic Ocean, such as proportional dimensions, vertebral counts, dorsal fins subequal, and the presence of well-developed lower and upper caudal crests of denticles.[2] Little is known about the biology of this species, aside from its oviparous reproduction system.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pollom, R.; Rincon, G.; Herman, K. (2020). "Parmaturus angelae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T152501278A152501317. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T152501278A152501317.en.
- ^ a b c d Soares, K. D. A.; de Carvalho, M. R.; Schwingel, P. R.; Gadig, O. B. F. (2019). "Copeia". A New Species of Parmaturus (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from Brazil, Southwestern Atlantic. 107 (2): 314–322. doi:10.1643/CI-18-152. S2CID 191150023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parmaturus angelae". FishBase. July 2020 version.
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