Salamander shark
Parmaturus pilosus Garman, 1906
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The salamander shark or salamander catshark (Parmaturus pilosus) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This species inhabits a range from Japan and the East China Sea, on the upper to middle continental slope at depths of 358–895 m. Specimens of this species can attain a total length of at least 64 cm. This catshark is a potential bycatch of trawl fisheries operating within its range, but no details are available. There are high levels of squalene in this catshark's liver. The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.
Wikipedia contributors, Salamander shark; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:01:19.034313+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Parmaturus pilosus Garman, 1906
- Name authority
- Garman, 1906
- Common name
- Salamander shark
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Pentanchidae
- Genus
- Parmaturus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassSelachii
- superorderGaleomorphi
- orderCarcharhiniformes
- familyPentanchidae Smith, 1912
- genusParmaturus Garman, 1906
- speciesParmaturus pilosus Garman, 1906
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Parmaturus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Parmaturus albipenis Séret & Last, 2007 | PentanchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parmaturus lanatus Séret & Last, 2007 | PentanchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| filetail cat sharkParmaturus xaniurus (Gilbert, 1892) | PentanchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parmaturus angelae Soares, Carvalho, Schwingel & Gadig, 2019 | PentanchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parmaturus campechiensis Springer, 1979 | PentanchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parmaturus macmillani Hardy, 1985 | PentanchidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pristiurus hertwigi Engelhardt, 1912 Engelhardt, 1912 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Garman, S. (1906). New Plagiostomia. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, v. 46 (no. 11): 203–208. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4DNGB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.