Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Superorder Selachimorpha Family Scyliorhinidae Higher classification Parmaturus | |
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Similar Campeche catshark, Dwarf sawtail catshark, Longfin catshark, Saldanha catshark, Australian blackspotted catshark | ||
Salamander shark in churaumi aquarium okinawa
The salamander shark, Parmaturus pilosus, is a little known catshark that inhabits a range from Japan and the East China Sea, on the upper to middle continental slope at depths of 358–895 m. Specimens of this species can attain a total length of at least 64 cm. This catshark is a potential bycatch of trawl fisheries operating within its range, but no details are available. There are high levels of squalene in this catshark's liver. The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.
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