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McMillan's catshark

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Species of shark

McMillan's catshark
Type specimen from Te Papa collections
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
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

McMillan's catshark (Parmaturus macmillani) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks, in the order Carcharhiniformes. McMillan's catshark is a small, rare, and little-known deepwater shark that is endemic to New Zealand. 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. 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. 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.

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Parmaturus macmillani


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