Australian spotted catshark
The Australian spotted catshark (Asymbolus analis) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found only around Australia between 32 and 38°S, at depths between 10 and 180 m. It can grow up to 90 cm. Females of this species were observed as being reproductive year round. They are also confirmed as being a single oviparous species.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Asymbolus |
| Species: | A. analis |
| Binomial name | |
| Asymbolus analis (J. D. Ogilby, 1885) | |
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References
- Kyne, P.M. & Bennett, M.B. 2015. Asymbolus analis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41720A68609365. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41720A68609365.en. Downloaded on 16 September 2017.
- Kyne, Peter M. (September 2011). "Observations on the reproductive biology of three catsharks (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae: Asymbolus and Figaro) from the continental shelf of southern Queensland, Australia". Web of Science. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Asymbolus analis" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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