Pentanchidae

onefin catshark

Pentanchus profundicolus

Only genus member known from two specimens

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Southeast Asia
• Elongated
• Large

The onefin catshark (Pentanchus profundicolus) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. It is the only member of its genus, Pentanchus. It is known from two specimens collected from the Tablas Strait and Mindanao Sea off the Philippines in the Western Central Pacific.