Velvet catshark

Species of shark

Velvet catshark

Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Chondrichthyes
Subclass:  | Elasmobranchii
Division:  | Selachii
Order:  | Carcharhiniformes
Family:  | Pentanchidae
Genus:  | Parmaturus
Species:  |

P. lanatus

Binomial name
Parmaturus lanatus

Séret & Last, 2007

The velvet catshark (Parmaturus lanatus) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. It is known only from a single specimen collected off the Tanimbar Islands in the Arafura Sea, Indonesia, at a depth of 840 to 855 metres (2,756 to 2,805 ft). The only known specimen, a juvenile male, measured a total of 36 centimetres (14 in) in length.

The shark is found in the Western Pacific. It has a depth range of 840 to 855 metres (2,756 to 2,805 ft), making it bathydemersal.[2]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "Parmaturus lamatus, Velvet catshark". FishBase. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

* v
* t
* e

Extant Scyliorhinidae species

* Kingdom Animalia
* Phylum Chordata
* Class Chondrichthyes
* Subclass Elasmobranchii
* Subdivision Selachii
* Order Carcharhiniformes

Apristurus|

* Flatnose cat shark (A. acanutus)
* A. albisoma
* A. aphyodes
* Brown catshark (A. brunneus)
* Hoary catshark (A. canutus)
* Flaccid catshark (A. exsanguis)
* A. fedorovi
* Humpback cat shark (A. gibbosus)
* Longfin catshark (A. herklotsi)
* Smallbelly catshark (A. indicus)
* A. internatus
* Broadnose catshark (A. investigatoris)
* Japanese catshark (A. japonicus)
* Longnose catshark (A. kampae)
* Iceland catshark (A. laurussonii)
* Longhead catshark (A. longicephalus)
* Flathead catshark (A. macrorhynchus)
* Broadmouth cat shark (A. macrostomus)
* Ghost catshark (A. manis)
* Black roughscale catshark (A. melanoasper)
* Smalleye catshark (A. microps)
* Smalldorsal cat shark (A. micropterygeus)
* Largenose catshark (A. nasutus)
* Smallfin catshark (A. parvipinnis)
* A. pinguis
* Spatulasnout catshark (A. platyrhynchus)
* Deepwater catshark (A. profundorum)
* Broadgill catshark (A. riveri)
* Saldanha catshark (A. saldanha)
* Pale catshark (A. sibogae)
* South China catshark (A. sinensis)
* Spongehead catshark (A. spongiceps)
* Panama ghost catshark (A. stenseni)

Asymbolus|

* Australian spotted catshark (A. analis)
* Blotched catshark (A. funebris)
* Western spotted catshark (A. occiduus)
* Pale spotted catshark (A. pallidus)
* Dwarf catshark (A. parvus)
* Orange spotted catshark (A. rubiginosus)
* Variegated catshark (A. submaculatus)
* Gulf catshark (A. vincenti)

Atelomycterus|

* Bali catshark (A. baliensis)
* Banded sand catshark (A. fasciatus)
* Australian marbled catshark (A. macleayi)
* Eastern banded catshark (A. marnkalha)
* Coral catshark (A. marmoratus)

Aulohalaelurus|

* New Caledonia catshark (A. kanakorum)
* Australian blackspotted catshark (A. labiosus)

Bythaelurus|

* Arabian catshark (B. alcockii)
* Dusky catshark (B. canescens)
* Broadhead cat shark (B. clevai)
* New Zealand catshark (B. dawsoni)
* Bristly catshark (B. hispidus)
* Spotless catshark (B. immaculatus)
* Sombre catshark (B. incanus)
* Mud catshark (B. lutarius)

Cephaloscyllium|

* Whitefin swellshark (C. albipinnum)
* Circle-blotch pygmy swellshark (C. circulopullum)
* Cook's swellshark (C. cooki)
* Reticulated swellshark (C. fasciatum)
* Formosa swellshark (C. formosanum)
* Australian reticulate swellshark (C. hicosellum)
* Draughtsboard shark (C. isabellum)
* Australian swellshark (C. laticeps)
* Spotted swellshark (C. maculatum)
* Leopard-spotted swellshark (C. pardelotum)
* Painted swellshark (C. pictum)
* Sarawak pygmy swellshark (C. sarawakensis)
* Flagtail swellshark (C. signourum)
* Indian swellshark (C. silasi)
* Speckled swellshark (C. speccum)
* Balloon shark (C. sufflans)
* Blotchy swell shark (C. umbratile)
* Saddled swellshark (C. variegatum)
* Swellshark (C. ventriosum)
* Narrowbar swellshark (C. zebrum)

Cephalurus|

* Lollipop catshark (C. cephalus)

Figaro|

* Australian sawtail catshark (F. boardmani)
* Northern sawtail catshark (F. striatus)

Galeus|

* Antilles catshark (G. antillensis)
* Roughtail catshark (G. arae)
* Atlantic sawtail catshark (G. atlanticus)
* Longfin sawtail catshark (G. cadenati)
* Gecko catshark (G. eastmani)
* Slender sawtail catshark (G. gracilis)
* Longnose sawtail catshark (G. longirostris)
* Blackmouth catshark (G. melastomus)
* Southern sawtail catshark (G. mincaronei)
* Mouse catshark (G. murinus)
* Broadfin sawtail catshark (G. nipponensis)
* Peppered catshark (G. piperatus)
* African sawtail catshark (G. polli)
* Phallic catshark (G. priapus)
* Blacktip sawtail catshark (G. sauteri)
* Dwarf sawtail catshark (G. schultzi)
* Springer's sawtail catshark (G. springeri)

Halaelurus|

* Speckled catshark (H. boesemani)
* Blackspotted catshark (H. buergeri)
* Lined catshark (H. lineatus)
* Indonesian speckled catshark (H. maculosus)
* Tiger catshark (H. natalensis)
* Quagga catshark (H. quagga)
* Rusty catshark (H. sellus)

Haploblepharus|

* Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii)
* Brown shyshark (H. fuscus)
* Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi)
* Dark shyshark (H. pictus)

Holohalaelurus|

* Honeycomb Izak (H. favus)
* Grinning Izak (H. grennian)
* Crying Izak (H. melanostigma)
* White-spotted Izak (H. punctatus)
* Izak catshark (H. regani)

Parmaturus|

* White-tip catshark (P. albimarginatus)
* White-clasper catshark (P. albipenis)
* Beige catshark (P. bigus)
* Campeche catshark (P. campechiensis)
* Velvet catshark (P. lanatus)
* McMillan's catshark (P. macmillani)
* Blackgill catshark (P. melanobranchus)
* Salamander shark (P. pilosus)
* Filetail catshark (P. xaniurus)

Pentanchus|

* Onefin catshark (P. profundicolus)

Poroderma|

* Pyjama shark (P. africanum)
* Leopard catshark (P. pantherinum)

Schroederichthys|

* Narrowmouthed catshark (S. bivius)
* Redspotted catshark (S. chilensis)
* Narrowtail catshark (S. maculatus)
* Lizard catshark (S. saurisqualus)
* Slender catshark (S. tenuis)

Scyliorhinus|

* Polkadot catshark (S. besnardi)
* Boa catshark (S. boa)
* Small-spotted catshark (S. canicula)
* Yellowspotted catshark (S. capensis)
* West African catshark (S. cervigoni)
* Comoro catshark (S. comoroensis)
* Brownspotted catshark (S. garmani)
* Cinder cloudy catshark (S. hachijoensis)
* Freckled catshark (S. haeckelii)
* Whitesaddled catshark (S. hesperius)
* Blotched catshark (S. meadi)
* Chain catshark (S. retifer)
* Nursehound (S. stellaris)
* Izu catshark (S. tokubee)
* Cloudy catshark (S. torazame)
* Dwarf catshark (S. torrei)

Taxon identifiers

Parmaturus lanatus|

* Wikidata: Q1951882
* FishBase: 63658
* GBIF: 2418501
* iNaturalist: 108794
* IRMNG: 11699817
* IUCN: 161450
* OBIS: 398258
* Open Tree of Life: 3594950
* Plazi: 41B160FE-E4D4-1ACF-2175-D9C4C80740DB
* WoRMS: 398258
* ZooBank: C851B755-B735-4851-8DB8-1191B36BA280

This shark-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template