Western spotted catshark
| Western spotted catshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Asymbolus |
| Species: | A. occiduus |
| Binomial name | |
| Asymbolus occiduus Last, M. F. Gomon & Gledhill, 1999 | |
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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.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Asymbolus occiduus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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