Variegated catshark

The variegated catshark (Asymbolus submaculatus) is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found off New South Wales and Western Australia at depths between 30 and 200 m. Its length is up to 41 cm. The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.

Variegated catshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Asymbolus
Species:
A. submaculatus
Binomial name
Asymbolus submaculatus
Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999

References

  1. Simpfendorfer, C. & Heupel, M.R. 2016. Asymbolus submaculatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41726A68609812. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41726A68609812.en. Downloaded on 16 September 2017.
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