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White-clasper catshark

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White-clasper catshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Pentanchidae
Genus: Parmaturus
Species:
P. albipenis
Binomial name
Parmaturus albipenis
Séret & Last, 2007

The white-clasper catshark (Parmaturus albipenis) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks, known only from a single specimen collected from northern New Caledonia at a depth of 688–732 m. The only known specimen, an adult male, measured a total of 41.5 cm (16.3 in) in length.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Finucci, B.; Kyne, P.M.; Valenti, S.V. (2018). "Parmaturus albipenis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T161726A116740015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T161726A116740015.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.