Common names:
Pating
Occurrence:
endemic
Salinity:
marine
Abundance:
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Importance:
of no interest
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Ref: Compagno, L.J.V. and V.H. Niem, 1998
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Type locality, between Mindanao and Leyte islands, Mindanao Sea, USNM 70260 (holotype of Pentachus profundicolus, 49.5 (formerly 50.8) cm TL, adult male) (Ref. 244). Additional specimens from Tablas Straits between Mindoro and Panay, MNHN 1999-0270 (37.7 cm, immature male) (Ref. 47206, 47737). Also Ref. 11146, 110893.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database:
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Pentanchus:penta, from pente (Gr.), five; -anchus, perhaps an abridgement of branchos (Gr.), gill, referring to five pairs of branchial apertures (gill slits), unique among the group of sharks (hexanchoid) in which the authors erroneously believed this shark belonged. (See ETYFish); profundicolus:profundus (L.), deep; -colus (L.), dwelling in, referring to deepwater habitat (holotype taken at 1070 m). (See ETYFish). More on authors: Smith & Radcliffe.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 673 - 1069 m (Ref. 47206). Deep-water; 12°N - 8°N
Distribution
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