Family Pentanchidae - Deepwater catsharks
  Order
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Pentanchidae
  Class
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Elasmobranchii
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 11 | Species : 114 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  Division
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Marine
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  Remark
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Previously in Scyliorhinidae. Identification Mostly small (less than 80cm long; some may mature at about 30cm, a few reach about 90cm); elongated body; two small, spineless dorsal fins (first dorsal base over or behind pelvic bases), and an anal fin. Externally, they are similar to the catsharks (Scyliorhinidae) but are separated from them by the structure of the cranium (skull, or brain case). The deepsea catsharks (Pentanchidae) do not have an internal ‘crest’ over the orbits of their eyes, whereas the catsharks (Scyliorhinidae) do. The crest, if present, can usually be felt by running your fingers over the eye orbits. Unfortunately, the members of some genera of deepsea catsharks (including the largest genus, demon catsharks, Apristurus) are very difficult to tell apart, even for experts. See below. Biology Mostly oviparous (egg-laying) species, but a few are viviparous and give birth to live young. Eggcases are thick and may or may not have corner tendrils, which are used to attach to the seafloor or invertebrate structures, such as gorgonian corals. Hatching may take up to two or three years, depending on the species. Although no deepsea catsharks are known to make long-distance migrations, several species move vertically hundreds of metres off the bottom into midwater to feed. The newborns of some species inhabit midwater early in life. The deepsea catsharks feed on small bony fishes, cephalopods, crustaceans, and other invertebrates (Ref. 125614)
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Species/Synonymy list for the family Pentanchidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Pentanchus profundicolus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
acceptedseniororiginal
Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810
acceptedseniororiginal
Pristiurus melastomus (Rafinesque, 1810)
synonymseniornew
! Galeus melanostomus Rafinesque, 1810
synonymseniororiginal
Squalus delarochianus Blainville, 1816
synonymotheroriginal
Scyllium artedi Risso, 1820
synonymjuniororiginal
! Scyllium artedii Risso, 1820
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Squalus annulatus Nilsson, 1832
synonymjuniororiginal
Scyllium melanostomum Bonaparte, 1834
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Galeus atlanticus (Vaillant, 1888)
acceptedseniornew
Pristiurus atlanticus Vaillant, 1888
synonymseniororiginal
Galeus eastmani (Jordan & Snyder, 1904)
acceptedseniornew
Pristiurus eastmani Jordan & Snyder, 1904
synonymseniororiginal
Galeus murinus (Collett, 1904)
acceptedseniornew
Pristiurus murinus Collett, 1904
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Pristiurus jensenii Saemundsson, 1922
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristiurus melastomus (non Rafinesque, 1810)
misappliedmisappliednew
Galeus sauteri (Jordan & Richardson, 1909)
acceptedseniornew
Pristiurus sauteri Jordan & Richardson, 1909
synonymseniororiginal
Galeus arae (Nichols, 1927)
acceptedseniornew
Pristiurus arae Nichols, 1927
synonymseniororiginal
Galeus cadenati (non Springer, 1966)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Galeus arae antillensis (non Springer, 1979)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Galeus polli Cadenat, 1959
acceptedseniororiginal
Pristiurus polli (Cadenat, 1959)
synonymseniornew
Galeus cadenati Springer, 1966
acceptedseniororiginal
Galeus arae cadenati Springer, 1966
synonymseniorchange in rank
Galeus arae (non Nichols, 1927)
misappliedmisappliednew
Galeus piperatus Springer & Wagner, 1966
acceptedseniororiginal
Galeus nipponensis Nakaya, 1975
acceptedseniororiginal
Galeus antillensis Springer, 1979
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
Galeus schultzi Springer, 1979
acceptedseniororiginal
Galeus longirostris Tachikawa & Taniuchi, 1987
acceptedseniororiginal
Galeus gracilis Compagno & Stevens, 1993
acceptedseniororiginal
Galeus springeri Konstantinou & Cozzi, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Galeus priapus Séret & Last, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Galeus corriganae White, Mana & Naylor, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Galeus friedrichi Ebert & Jang, 2022
acceptedseniororiginal
Halaelurus buergeri (Müller & Henle, 1838)
acceptedseniornew
Scyllium buergeri Müller & Henle, 1838
synonymseniororiginal
! Halaelurus burgeri (Müller & Henle, 1838)
synonymseniornew
Halaelurus quagga (Alcock, 1899)
acceptedseniornew
Scyllium quagga Alcock, 1899
synonymseniororiginal
Scyliorhinus quagga (Alcock, 1899)
synonymseniornew
! Halaelurus guagga (Alcock, 1899)
synonymseniornew
Halaelurus natalensis (Regan, 1904)
acceptedseniornew
Scyllium natalense Regan, 1904
synonymseniororiginal
Halaelurus boesemani Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972
acceptedseniororiginal
Halaelurus buergeri (non Müller & Henle, 1838)
misappliedmisappliednew
Halaelurus lineatus Bass, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1975
acceptedseniororiginal
Halaelurus natalensis (non Regan, 1904)
misappliedmisappliednew
Halaelurus maculosus White, Last & Stevens, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
Halaelurus sellus White, Last & Stevens, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
Parmaturus pilosus Garman, 1906
acceptedseniororiginal
Pristiurus hertwigi Engelhardt, 1912
synonymjuniororiginal
Parmaturus xaniurus (Gilbert, 1892)
acceptedseniornew
Catulus xaniurus Gilbert, 1892
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Figaro piceus Chu, Meng & Liu, 1983
synonymjuniororiginal
Galeus piceus (Chu, Meng & Liu, 1983)
synonymjuniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Parmaturus albimarginatus Séret & Last, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
Parmaturus albipenis Séret & Last, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
Parmaturus bigus Séret & Last, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
Parmaturus sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Parmaturus lanatus Séret & Last, 2007
acceptedseniororiginal
Parmaturus nigripalatum Fahmi & Ebert, 2018
acceptedseniororiginal
Parmaturus angelae Soares, Carvalho, Schwingel & Gadig, 2019
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus indicus (Brauer, 1906)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Apristurus brunneus (Gilbert, 1892)
acceptedseniornew
Catulus brunneus Gilbert, 1892
synonymseniororiginal
Apristurus profundorum (Goode & Bean, 1896)
acceptedseniornew
Scylliorhinus profundorum Goode & Bean, 1896
synonymseniororiginal
Apristurus spongiceps (Gilbert, 1905)
acceptedseniornew
Catulus spongiceps Gilbert, 1905
synonymseniororiginal
Parapristurus spongiceps (Gilbert, 1905)
synonymseniornew
Pentanchus spongiceps (Gilbert, 1905)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Pentanchus verweyi Fowler, 1934
synonymjuniororiginal
Apristurus verweyi (Fowler, 1934)
synonymjuniornew
Apristurus acanutus Chu, Meng & Li, 1985
synonymjuniororiginal
Apristurus sibogae (Weber, 1913)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Apristurus laurussonii (Saemundsson, 1922)
acceptedseniornew
Scyllium laurussonii Saemundsson, 1922
synonymseniororiginal
! Apristurus laurussoni (Saemundsson, 1922)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Apristurus atlanticus (Koefoed, 1927)
synonymjuniornew
Apristurus maderensis Cadenat & Maul, 1966
synonymjuniororiginal
Apristurus microps (Gilchrist, 1922)
acceptedseniornew
Scylliorhinus microps Gilchrist, 1922
synonymseniororiginal
Pentanchus microps (Gilchrist, 1922)
synonymseniornew
Apristurus saldanha (Barnard, 1925)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Apristurus herklotsi (Fowler, 1934)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Pentachus herklotsi (Fowler, 1934)
synonymseniornew
Apristurus abbreviatus Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1985
synonymjuniororiginal
Apristurus xenolepis Meng, Chu & Li, 1985
synonymjuniororiginal
Apristurus brevicaudatus Chu, Meng & Li, 1986
synonymjuniororiginal
Apristurus longianalis Chu, Meng & Li, 1986
synonymjuniororiginal
Apristurus longicaudatus Li, Meng & Chu, 1986
synonymjuniororiginal
Apristurus riveri Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus nasutus de Buen, 1959
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Apristurus kampae Taylor, 1972
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus canutus Springer & Heemstra, 1979
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus manis (Springer, 1979)
acceptedseniornew
Parmaturus manis Springer, 1979
synonymseniororiginal
Apristurus profundurum (non Goode & Bean, 1896)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Apristurus parvipinnis Springer & Heemstra, 1979
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus stenseni (Springer, 1979)
acceptedseniornew
Parmaturus stenseni Springer, 1979
synonymseniororiginal
Apristurus sinensis Chu & Hu, 1981
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus fedorovi Dolganov, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus pinguis Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus gibbosus Meng, Chu & Li, 1985
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus macrostomus Chu, Meng & Li, 1985
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus micropterygeus Meng, Chu & Li, 1986
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus internatus Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1988
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus aphyodes Nakaya & Stehmann, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus albisoma Nakaya & Séret, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus exsanguis Sato, Nakaya & Stewart, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus sp. B Not applicable
synonymotherother
Apristurus sp. D Not applicable
synonymotherother
Apristurus melanoasper Iglésias, Nakaya & Stehmann, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Apristurus ampliceps Sasahara, Sato & Nakaya, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus sp. D Not applicable
synonymotherother
Apristurus sp. E Not applicable
synonymotherother
! Apristurus ambliceps Sasahara, Sato & Nakaya, 2008
synonymseniororiginal
Apristurus australis Sato, Nakaya & Yorozu, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus sp. G Not applicable
synonymotherother
Apristurus bucephalus White, Last & Pogonoski, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus sp. F Not applicable
synonymotherother
Apristurus garricki Sato, Stewart & Nakaya, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus nakayai Iglésias, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus breviventralis Kawauchi, weigmann & Nakaya, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus yangi White, Mana & Naylor, 2017
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus manocheriani Cordova & Ebert, 2021
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus ovicorrugatus White, O'Neill, Devloo-Delva, Nakaya & Iglésias, 2023
acceptedseniororiginal
Apristurus sinensis (non Chu & Hu, 1981)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniornew
Squalus edwardsii Schinz, 1822
synonymseniororiginal
Scyllium edwardsii (Schinz, 1822)
synonymseniornew
! Squalus edwartsii Schinz, 1822
synonymseniororiginal
Haploblepharus pictus (Müller & Henle, 1838)
acceptedseniornew
Scyllium pictum Müller & Henle, 1838
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Haploblepharus edwardsii (non Voigt, 1832)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Haploblepharus kistnasamyi Human & Compagno, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Figaro boardmani (Whitley, 1928)
acceptedseniornew
Pristiurus boardmani Whitley, 1928
synonymseniororiginal
Galeus boardmani (Whitley, 1928)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Figaro striatus Gledhill, Last & White, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Galeus sp. B Not applicable
synonymotherother
Galeus striatus (Gledhill, Last & White, 2008)
synonymseniornew
Holohalaelurus regani (Gilchrist, 1922)
acceptedseniornew
Scylliorhinus regani Gilchrist, 1922
synonymseniororiginal
Holohalaelurus punctatus (Gilchrist, 1914)
acceptedseniornew
Scylliorhinus punctatus Gilchrist, 1914
synonymseniororiginal
Halaelurus punctatus (Gilchrist, 1914)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Holohalaelurus punctatus (non Gilchrist, 1914)
misappliedmisappliednew
Holohalaelurus regani (non Gilchrist, 1922)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Holohalaelurus punctatus (non Gilchrist, 1914)
misappliedmisappliednew
Holohalaelurus regani (non Gilchrist, 1922)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniororiginal
Asymbolus analis (Ogilby, 1885)
acceptedseniornew
Scyllium anale Ogilby, 1885
synonymseniororiginal
Halaelurus analis (Ogilby, 1885)
synonymseniornew
! Asymbolis analis (Ogilby, 1885)
synonymseniornew
Asymbolus vincenti (Zietz, 1908)
acceptedseniornew
Scyllium vincenti Zietz, 1908
synonymseniororiginal
Halaelurus vincenti (Zietz, 1908)
synonymseniornew
Juncrus vincenti (Zietz, 1908)
synonymseniornew
! Asymbolis vincenti (Zietz, 1908)
synonymseniornew
Asymbolus funebris Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Asymbolus sp. B Not applicable
synonymotherother
Asymbolus occiduus Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Asymbolus sp. F Not applicable
synonymotherother
Asymbolus pallidus Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Asymbolus sp. E Not applicable
synonymotherother
Asymbolus parvus Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Asymbolus sp. A Not applicable
synonymotherother
Asymbolus rubiginosus Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Asymbolus submaculatus Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999
acceptedseniororiginal
Asymbolus sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Asymbolus sp. 1 Not applicable
synonymotherother
Asymbolus sp. C Not applicable
synonymotherother
Asymbolus galacticus Séret & Last, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Cephalurus cephalus (Gilbert, 1892)
acceptedseniornew
Catulus cephalus Gilbert, 1892
synonymseniororiginal
Bythaelurus canescens (Günther, 1878)
acceptedseniornew
Scyllium canescens Günther, 1878
synonymseniororiginal
Halaelurus canescens (Günther, 1878)
synonymseniornew
Bythaelurus hispidus (Alcock, 1891)
acceptedseniornew
Scyllium hispidum Alcock, 1891
synonymseniororiginal
Halaelurus hispidus (Alcock, 1891)
synonymseniornew
! Halaelurus hispidium (Alcock, 1891)
synonymseniornew
Bythaelurus alcockii (Garman, 1913)
acceptedseniornew
Halaelurus alcockii Garman, 1913
synonymseniororiginal
! Bythaelurus alcocki (Garman, 1913)
synonymseniornew
! Halaelurus alcocki Garman, 1913
synonymseniororiginal
Bythaelurus dawsoni (Springer, 1971)
acceptedseniornew
Halaelurus dawsoni Springer, 1971
synonymseniororiginal
Bythaelurus lutarius (Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972)
acceptedseniornew
Halaelurus lutarius Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972
synonymseniororiginal
Bythaelurus immaculatus (Chu & Meng, 1982)
acceptedseniornew
Halaelurus immaculatus Chu & Meng, 1982
synonymseniororiginal
Bythaelurus clevai (Séret, 1987)
acceptedseniornew
Halaelurus clevai Séret, 1987
synonymseniororiginal
Bythaelurus incanus Last & Stevens, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Halaelurus sp. A Not applicable
synonymotherother
Bythaelurus giddingsi McCosker, Long & Baldwin, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Bythaelurus naylori Ebert & Clerkin, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Bythaelurus tenuicephalus Kaschner, Weigmann & Thiel, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Bythaelurus bachi Weigmann, Ebert, Clerkin, Stehmann & Naylor, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Bythaelurus vivaldii Weigmann & Kaschner, 2017
acceptedseniororiginal
Bythaelurus sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Scylliorhinus hispidus (non Alcock, 1891)
misappliedmisappliednew
Halaelurus lutarius (non Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Bythaelurus stewarti Weigmann, Kaschner & Thiel, 2018
acceptedseniororiginal
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