Biology:Filetail catshark

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Short description: Species of shark

Filetail catshark
Parmaturus xaniurus NOAA.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Parmaturus
Species:
P. xaniurus
Binomial name
Parmaturus xaniurus
(C. H. Gilbert, 1892)
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Range of the filetail catshark

The filetail catshark (Parmaturus xaniurus) is an Eastern Pacific endemic deepwater catshark ranging from Oregon to the Gulf of California. Adults are epibenthic and found near areas of rocky vertical relief over soft mud bottoms on the outer continental shelf and upper slope at depths of 91 to 1,251 m, juveniles are mesopelagic, found around 500 m off the bottom in waters over 1,000 m deep. They have been seen at the Lasuen Knoll during ROV expeditions at roughly 300 m deep. Reaches a maximum size of 60 cm TL. An oviparous species, females deposit eggcases throughout the year with concentrated reproductive output July through September. There is no information available on the age and growth, longevity, fecundity, abundance or mortality of this species. It is not targeted by commercial fisheries or utilized for human consumption, but is known to be incidental catch in longline and bottom trawl fisheries, although no specific data is available.

References

  1. Flammang, B.E., Cailliet, G.M. & Ebert, D.A. (2015). Parmaturus xaniurus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60231A80671960.en

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2709696 entry