White-clasper catshark
| White-clasper catshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Parmaturus |
| Species: | P. albipenis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parmaturus albipenis Séret & Last, 2007 | |
The white-clasper catshark (Parmaturus albipenis) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks, known only from a single specimen collected from northern New Caledonia at a depth of 688–732 m. The only known specimen, an adult male, measured a total of 41.5 cm (16.3 in) in length.