Blacktail Catshark [Parmaturus melanobranchus]
Description
The Blacktail Catshark is a deep-water species known to inhabit the northwestern Pacific Ocean, particularly around Japan and Taiwan. This species has a slender body, and is known for its unique coloration - a dark blackish-brown color on the body fading to black at the tail. Like other catsharks, it is oviparous, with females laying pairs of egg cases.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
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|---|---|
| Class |
Cestoda
Cestoda
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| Order |
Litobothriidea
Litobothriidea
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| Family |
Litobothriids
Litobothriidae
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| Genus |
Filetail Catsharks
Litobothrium
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