McMillan's cat shark

McMillan's cat shark
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Scyliorhinidae
Genus:	Parmaturus
Species:	P. macmillani
Binomial name
Parmaturus macmillani Hardy, 1985

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McMillan's cat shark, Parmaturus macmillani, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes, found in deep water on the lower continental slope around New Zealand. Its length is up to 45 cm.

McMillan's cat shark is a small, rare and little-known deepwater shark.

See also

• List of sharks

References

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Parmaturus macmillani" in FishBase. May 2006 version.