Onefin catshark
| Onefin catshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Pentanchus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 |
| Species: | P. profundicolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentanchus profundicolus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 | |
| Range of the onefin catshark | |
The onefin catshark (Pentanchus profundicolus)is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. It is the only member of its genus, Pentanchus. It is known from two specimens collected from the Tablas Strait and Mindanao Sea off the Philippines in the Western Central Pacific. It is classified as harmless to humans and of least concern to the IUCN redlist.