Brazilian filetail catshark

The Brazilian filetail catshark (Parmaturus angelae) is a species of catshark of the family Schyliorhinidae, found in southern Brazil. It lives on the continental slopes at the depths of 500-600 m.

This catshark has numerous characteristics which differ from all congeners in Western Atlantic Ocean, such as proportional dimensions, vertebral counts, dorsal fins subequal, and the presence of well-developed lower and upper caudal crests of denticles. Little is known about the biology of this species, aside from its oviparous reproduction system.