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Dwarf false catshark

Planonasus parini Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The dwarf false catshark (Planonasus parini) is a species in the family Pseudotriakidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the dwarf false catshark

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dwarf false catshark live?

Not recorded

Is the dwarf false catshark endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dwarf false catshark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyPseudotriakidae
  6. genusPlanonasus
  7. SpeciesPlanonasus parini Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • sokotrankuonohaiFinnish
  • ヒメチヒロザメJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dwarf false catshark

Other species in the same genus Planonasus.

CompareDwarf false catshark vs Eastern dwarf false catshark

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dwarf false catshark?

The dwarf false catshark (Planonasus parini) belongs to the family Pseudotriakidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dwarf false catshark (Planonasus parini). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-false-catshark

MLA

“Dwarf false catshark (Planonasus parini).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-false-catshark.

BibTeX
@misc{dwarf_false_catshark_2026,
  title = {Dwarf false catshark (Planonasus parini)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-false-catshark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}