| Family: |
Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks) |
| Max. size: |
58.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); 52 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 1888 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: central and southern California, USA and Gulf of California. A report of a specimen from the Galapagos may be another species of uncertain identity (Ref. 6478) or a conspecific of this species. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Found on the eastern Pacific upper continental slope. Oviparous, with a single egg laid per oviduct. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 19 March 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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