Orange-spotted catshark
Species of shark
Orange-spotted catshark | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
Genus: | Asymbolus |
Species: | A. rubiginosus |
Binomial name | |
Asymbolus rubiginosus Last, M. F. Gomon & Gledhill, 1999 | |
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 metres (82 and 1,772 ft). Its length is up to 39 centimetres (15 in).[2]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Asymbolus rubiginosus". FishBase. July 2006 version.