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Asymbolus pallidus
LAST, GOMON & GLEDHILL, 1999
Pale spotted catshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Pentanchinae
Reference of the original description
Australian spotted catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorphinidae). Part 2: descriptions of three new, dark-spotted species. CSIRO Marine Laboratories, Report, 239: 19-35
Australian spotted catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorphinidae). Part 2: descriptions of three new, dark-spotted species. CSIRO Marine Laboratories, Report, 239: 19-35
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Types
Asymbolus pallidus
Holotype: CSIRO: H 448-01; Paratype: AMS: I.39855-001; CSIRO: H 601-08; CSIRO: H 1113-03; CSIRO: H 769-05; CSIRO: H 601-09; CSIRO: H 601-07; CSIRO: H 5240-01; CSIRO: H 2343-02; CSIRO: H 1113-02; QM: I31515;
Asymbolus pallidus
Holotype: CSIRO: H 448-01; Paratype: AMS: I.39855-001; CSIRO: H 601-08; CSIRO: H 1113-03; CSIRO: H 769-05; CSIRO: H 601-09; CSIRO: H 601-07; CSIRO: H 5240-01; CSIRO: H 2343-02; CSIRO: H 1113-02; QM: I31515;
Description:
Citation: Asymbolus pallidus LAST, GOMON & GLEDHILL, 1999: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 05/2013
Common names
Pale spotted catshark
Pale spotted catshark
Short Description
Body small, spotted, very pale covered with widely-spaced, sharply-defined dark brown spots; dark spots or blotches beneath the eye absent; head and preoral length relatively long. Caudal peduncle slender, dorsal, anal and pelvic fins low; anal-fin base equal to or shorter than pelvic-anal space. Teeth ridged, 5 cusps. Monospondylous centra 34-36. Posterior margin of first dorsal fin 0.59-0.69 times its base (Ref. 36718).
Body small, spotted, very pale covered with widely-spaced, sharply-defined dark brown spots; dark spots or blotches beneath the eye absent; head and preoral length relatively long. Caudal peduncle slender, dorsal, anal and pelvic fins low; anal-fin base equal to or shorter than pelvic-anal space. Teeth ridged, 5 cusps. Monospondylous centra 34-36. Posterior margin of first dorsal fin 0.59-0.69 times its base (Ref. 36718).
Distribution
Western Pacific: Queensland, Australia.
Western Pacific: Queensland, Australia.
Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).
