Blackgill catshark

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The Blackgill catshark lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 540 - 810 m environment.

The blackgill catshark, Parmaturus melanobranchus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found only in the South China Sea, at depths of between 540 and 810 m. The maximum length of the only 3 specimens taken is 85 cm. More

The blackgill catshark, Parmaturus melanobranchus, is a cat shark of the family ... "Parmaturus melanobranchus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. ... en.wikipedia. More

Common names

Blackgill cat shark in English
Blackgill catshark in English
Holbiche à joues noires in French (français)
Pating in Tagalog
Pejegato de agallas negras in Spanish (español)
Sortgællet haj in Danish (dansk)
Zwartkieuwkathaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
黑鰓盾尾鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
黑鰓雙鋸鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
黑鳃双锯鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
黑鳃盾尾鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Scyliorhinidae
Genus : Parmaturus
Species : Parmaturus melanobranchus
Authority : Chan, 1966

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Blackgill catshark (Parmaturus melanobranchus)