McMillan's cat shark
Encyclopedia
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.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhiniformes
The ground sharks, order Carcharhiniformes, are the largest order of sharks. With over 270 species, carcharhiniforms include a number of common types, such as the blue shark, catsharks, swellsharks, and sandbar shark....
, found in deep water on the lower continental slope around New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Its length is up to 45 cm.
McMillan's cat shark is a small, rare and little-known deepwater shark.