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Pentanchidae
Sign in to savePentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks, is a family of sharks belonging to the order Carcharhiniformes. The deepwater catsharks are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderCarcharhiniformes
- FamilyPentanchidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded169
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Pentanchidae
- Collections
- CAS, USNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Canada, Dominica, Honduras, United States, Colombia
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Encyclopedic overview
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Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks, is a family of sharks belonging to the order Carcharhiniformes. The deepwater catsharks are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.
==Genera== Pentanchidae contains the following genera:
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