Western spotted catshark
The western spotted catshark (Asymbolus occiduus) is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found only around southwestern Australia, at depths between 100 and 400 m. Its length is up to 60 cm. The reproduction of the western spotted catshark is oviparous.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Asymbolus |
| Species: | A. occiduus |
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| Asymbolus occiduus | |
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References
- Simpfendorfer, C. & Heupel, M.R. 2016. Asymbolus occiduus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T41722A68609519. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41722A68609519.en. Downloaded on 16 September 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Asymbolus occiduus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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