Asymbolus funebris

Not to be confused with Scyliorhinus meadi, also known as the blotched catshark.
Blotched catshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Asymbolus
Species: A. funebris
Binomial name
Asymbolus funebris
Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999
Range of the blotched catshark

The blotched catshark, Asymbolus funebris, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae,[1] the only specimen, the holotype, being found off West Australia at 144 m. Its length is 44 cm and its reproduction is oviparous.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Asymbolus funebris" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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