The Campeche catshark (Parmaturus campechiensis) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. It is known only from the holotype, a 15.7 cm immature female found in the northwestern Bay of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico. The specimen was collected at 1,057 m, a depth beyond current and probably future fishing pressure in the region. The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.
Campeche catshark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Pentanchidae |
Genus: | Parmaturus |
Species: | P. campechiensis
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Binomial name | |
Parmaturus campechiensis S. Springer, 1979
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References
edit- ^ Kyne, P.M.; Herman, K. (2020). "Parmaturus campechiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T60230A3096513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T60230A3096513.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parmaturus campechiensis". FishBase. July 2006 version.