Pentanchidae
{{Short description|Family of sharks}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Pentanchus profundicolus by smith.png
|image_caption = Pentanchus profundicolus
|taxon = Pentanchidae
|authority = H. M. Smith, 1912
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = see text
}}
Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks, is a family of sharks belonging to the order Carcharhiniformes.{{cite web |title=IRMNG - Pentanchidae Smith, 1912 |url=https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11904658 |website=www.irmng.org |access-date=16 June 2021}} The deepwater catsharks are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.{{FishBase family|family=Pentanchidae|access-date=26 October 2024}}
Genera
Pentanchidae contains the following genera:{{Cof family|family=Pentanchidae|access-date=26 October 2024}}
{{Linked genus list
|3=Apristurus|4=Garman, 1913|5=Asymbolus|6=Whitley, 1939|7=Bythaelurus|8=Compagno, 1988|9=Cephalurus|10=Bigelow & Schroeder, 1941|11=Figaro|12=Whitley 1928|13=Galeus|14=Rafinesque, 1810|15=Halaelurus|16=Gill, 1862|17=Haploblepharus|18=Garman 1913|19=Holohalaelurus|20=Fowler, 1934|21=Parmaturus|22=Garman, 1906|23=Pentanchus|24=H. M. Smith & Radcliffe in H. M. Smith, 1912}}