Brazilian filetail catshark

The Brazilian filetail catshark (Parmaturus angelae) is a species of catshark of the family Schyliorhinidae,[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]

Brazilian filetail catshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Parmaturus
Species:
P. angelae
Binomial name
Parmaturus angelae
Soares, de Carvalho, Schwingel & Gadig, 2019[2]
Range of Brazilian filetail catshark

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2020). "Parmaturus angelae" in FishBase. July 2020 version.