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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); pilosus: Latin for hairy, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to its “minute, velvety” scales (See ETYFish).
More on author: Garman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 786 m (Ref. 244). Deep-water; 35°N - 32°N
Northwest Pacific: China and Japan.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 64.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 244)
Found on the continental slope (Ref. 244). Oviparous (Ref. 559). Liver has a high concentration of squalene (Ref. 559).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: pesca di sussistenza
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00175 - 0.00721), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 4.1 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 8.93 [1.58, 55.62] mg/100g; Iron = 0.351 [0.074, 1.177] mg/100g; Protein = 16.9 [13.7, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.198 [0.081, 0.475] g/100g; Selenium = 12.7 [4.1, 39.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.1 [3.3, 70.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.361 [0.175, 0.699] mg/100g (wet weight);