Pale spotted catshark

The pale spotted catshark, Asymbolus pallidus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found only off Queensland, at depths of between 225 and 400 m. Its length is up to 44 cm.

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

References

  1. Simpfendorfer, C., Heupel, M.R. & Rigby, C.L. 2016. Asymbolus pallidus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41723A68609592. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41723A68609592.en. Downloaded on 16 September 2017.
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