| Family: |
Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks) |
| Max. size: |
70 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; depth range 400 - 925 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of Panama, Ecuador and central Chile. Also nominally recorded from the northeast Atlantic off Morocco, but identification uncertain. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Found on the upper continental slopes. Oviparous (Ref. 50449). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 30 April 2004 Ref. (123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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