Campeche catshark

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Campeche catshark
Conservation status
Data deficient
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Scyliorhinidae Genus: Parmaturus Species: P. campechiensis
Binomial name
Parmaturus campechiensis Springer, 1979

The campeche catshark, Parmaturus campechiensis, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found only in the Bay of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico, between latitudes 21° N and 18° N, at depths down to 1,100 m. The length of the immature holotype is 16 cm.

The campeche catshark is found on the continental slope.

Reproduction is oviparous.

[edit] See also

• List of sharks

[edit] References

• "Parmaturus campechiensis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.