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Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Parmaturus: parma (L.), from parme (Gr.), small shield; oura (Gr.), tail, presumably referring to upper edge of caudal fin “armed with modified” scales (per Garman 1913). (See ETYFish); nigripalatum: nigra (L.), black or dark; palatum (L.), palate, referring to distinctive blackish color of roof of mouth. (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 170 - 190 m (Ref. 119153). Tropical
Distribution
Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Eastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia (Sumbawa I.); possibly be more widespread in the region.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 54.8 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 119153)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
This moderate-sized species is distinguished by the following characters: slender body has soft-velvety skin, where dermal denticles on side and upper body are tricuspidate; coloration of body uniformly plain medium brown; head slightly depressed; snout is relatively short; mouth curved, the upper and lower labial furrows are conspicuous with the uppers and lowers of equal lengths; roof of mouth blackish with darker pores; teeth are mainly tricuspidate with greatly elongate median cusps, about 50 rows in both jaws; origin of the first dorsal fin is posterior to the insertion of the pelvic fins, pre-first dorsal fin is slightly posterior of body mid-length; origin of the second dorsal fin is posterior to mid-length of anal fin base; pelvic fins origin and vent are slightly posterior to midlength; second dorsal fin is slightly larger than first; caudal peduncle is relatively short, pronounced caudal crests on upper and lower anterior caudal fin margins has enlarged denticles; vertebral counts monospondylous centra 42, precaudal centra 90 (Ref. 119153).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Fahmi and D.A. Ebert, 2018. Parmaturus nigripalatum n. sp., a new species of deep-sea catshark (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from Indonesia. Zootaxa 4413(3):531-540. (Ref. 119153)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).