Parmaturus

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.

Parmaturus
Filetail catshark (P. xaniurus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Parmaturus
Garman, 1906
Type species
Parmaturus pilosus
Garman 1906
Synonyms

Dichichthys Chan, 1966

Species

The following are the currently described species:[2][3]

There are several as yet undescribed species:

  • Parmaturus sp. 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, doi:10.1002/9780470015902.a0003252.pub3, ISBN 978-0-470-01590-2, S2CID 214668133, 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. S2CID 191150023.


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