Asymbolus rubiginosus

LAST, GOMON & GLEDHILL, 1999



Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Pentanchinae

Reference of the original description
LAST, P.R. & GOMON, M.F. & GLEDHILL, D.C. (1999)
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 rubiginosus
Holotype: CSIRO: H 3528-01; Paratype: AMS: I.39854-001; CSIRO: H 3427-01; CSIRO: H 2967-04; CSIRO: H 2693-01; CSIRO: H 253-01; CSIRO: H 1325-01; CSIRO: CA 4060; CSIRO: CA 4059; CSIRO: H 3427-02; NMV: A20925;


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Citation: Asymbolus rubiginosus LAST, GOMON & GLEDHILL, 1999: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 05/2013

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Common names
eng Orange spotted catshrak, eng Rusty catshark, eng Rustyspotted catshark, eng Spotted catshark

Short Description
Pale brownish medium-sized body with orange brown spots; indistinct brownish blotch beneath eye; between each dark saddle on dorsal midline a cluster of spots; caudal peduncle short and slender; head and trunk broad, anal-fin base long.

Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia

Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Occurs on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 75154).

Size / Weight / Age
39.3 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 36718)); 41.9 cm TL (female)

Habitat
pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 25 - 540 m (Ref. 36718)

Parasites arranged by Pollerspöck, Jürgen
Copepoda