Orange-spotted catshark

The orange-spotted catshark or rusty catshark (Asymbolus rubiginosus), is a species of catshark, and part of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found only off the coast of Western Australia, at depths between 25 and 540 m (82 and 1,772 ft). Its length is up to 39 cm (15 in).[2]

Orange-spotted catshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Asymbolus
Species:
A. rubiginosus
Binomial name
Asymbolus rubiginosus
Last, M. F. Gomon & Gledhill, 1999

References

  1. Kyne, P.M. & Bennett, M.B. 2015. Asymbolus rubiginosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41725A68609711. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41725A68609711.en. Downloaded on 16 September 2017.
  2. Zipcode Zoo (retrieved March 2, 2010.)
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