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White-clasper catshark

Parmaturus albipenis Séret & Last, 2007

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The white-clasper catshark (Parmaturus albipenis) is a species in the family Pentanchidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the white-clasper 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 white-clasper catshark live?

Not recorded

Is the white-clasper 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 white-clasper catshark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyPentanchidae
  6. genusParmaturus
  7. SpeciesParmaturus albipenis Séret & Last, 2007
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • holbiche à sexe blancFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the white-clasper catshark

Other species in the same genus Parmaturus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the white-clasper catshark?

The white-clasper catshark (Parmaturus albipenis) belongs to the family Pentanchidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). White-clasper catshark (Parmaturus albipenis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-clasper-catshark

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“White-clasper catshark (Parmaturus albipenis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-clasper-catshark.

BibTeX
@misc{white_clasper_catshark_2026,
  title = {White-clasper catshark (Parmaturus albipenis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-clasper-catshark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}