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Pentanchidae
Velvet catshark
Parmaturus lanatus
Four cusped teeth hide behind brown velvet
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- Southeast Asia
- Elongated
- Medium
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
MediumVelvet catshark is a marine fish found around Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 36 cm.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Ground Sharks
- Family
- Pentanchidae
- Genus
- Parmaturus
- Maximum length
- 36 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Western Pacific: Indonesia.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Water
Conservation status
