Pentanchidae

filetail cat shark

Parmaturus xaniurus

Filetail skin projections along the body

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The filetail catshark (Parmaturus xaniurus) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This species is an Eastern Pacific endemic deepwater catshark ranging along the west coast of North America from Washington to the Gulf of California. Its name is for the toothlike projections on its skin.