McMillan's catshark

McMillan's catshark
Type specimen from Te Papa collections
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Pentanchidae
Genus: Parmaturus
Species:
P. macmillani
Binomial name
Parmaturus macmillani
Hardy, 1985[2]

McMillan's catshark (Parmaturus macmillani) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks, in the order Carcharhiniformes.[3] McMillan's catshark is a small, rare, and little-known deepwater shark that is endemic to New Zealand.[4] It is found at depths of 985–1350m on the lower continental slope around New Zealand, on the West Norfolk Ridge, and off North Cape.[4] It can grow to a length of 45 cm.

Conservation status

In 2017, the International Union for Conservation of Nature assesses this species as Data Deficient.[1] In June 2018, the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified McMillan's catshark as "Data Deficient" with the qualifier "Uncertain whether Secure Overseas" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Finucci, B.; Kyne, P.M. (2018). "Parmaturus macmillani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T41845A116737374. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T41845A116737374.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Roberts, Clive; Stewart, A. L.; Struthers, Carl D.; Barker, Jeremy; Kortet, Salme; Freeborn, Michelle (2015). The fishes of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. p. 88. ISBN 9780994104168. OCLC 908128805.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parmaturus macmillani". FishBase. June 2024 version.
  4. ^ a b Roberts, Clive; Stewart, A. L.; Struthers, Carl D.; Barker, Jeremy; Kortet, Salme; Freeborn, Michelle (2015). The fishes of New Zealand. Vol. 2. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. p. 88. ISBN 9780994104168. OCLC 908128805.
  5. ^ Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Francis, Malcolm; Dunn, M. R.; Finucci, Brit; Ford, Richard; Hitchmough, Rod; Rolfe, Jeremy (2018). Conservation status of New Zealand chondrichthyans (chimaeras, sharks and rays), 2016 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. p. 11. ISBN 9781988514628. OCLC 1042901090.


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