Dwarf false catshark
| Dwarf false catshark | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pseudotriakidae |
| Genus: | Planonasus Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013 |
| Species: | P. parini |
| Binomial name | |
| Planonasus parini Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013 | |
The dwarf false catshark (Planonasus parini) is a species of ground shark, which lives in the Indian Ocean near Socotra. This species is the only known member of its genus, though the so-far undescribed pygmy false catshark from the Maldives may be closely related to this species.[1]
References
- ↑ Weigmann, S., Stehmann, M.F.W. & Thiel, R. (2013): Planonasus parini n. g. and n. sp., a new genus and species of false cat sharks (Carchariniformes, Pseudotriakidae) from the deep northwestern Indian Ocean off Socotra Islands. Zootaxa, 3609 (2): 163–181.
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