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834PentanchusprofundicolusSmith & Radcliffe, 1912PentanchidaeDeepwater catsharksCarcharhiniformesElasmobranchiiOnefin catsharkWestern Central Pacific: known from the holotype and only specimen taken from the Mindanao Sea, Philippines. Upon comparing, the holotypes of <i>Apristurus herklotsi</i> and this species are conspecific, thus, suggesting that <i>Pentanchus</i> is a senior synonym of <i>Apristurus</i>. But due to lack of verifiable specimens, <i>herklotsi</i> is tentatively retained in <i>Apristurus</i>.USNM 7026010 n125 e1909Pentanchus profundicolus1069 mMNHN 1999-027012 n121 e1985Pentanchus profundicolus673 - 675 m