Asymbolus parvus
Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999
Dwarf catshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae
Reference of the original description
Australian spotted catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorphinidae). Part 1: descriptions of three new species from Western Australia. CSIRO Marine Laboratories, Report, 239, 1–18
Australian spotted catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorphinidae). Part 1: descriptions of three new species from Western Australia. CSIRO Marine Laboratories, Report, 239, 1–18
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Types
Asymbolus parvus
Holotype: CSIRO: H 1505-01; Paratype: CSIRO: CA 4070; CSIRO: CA 3327; CSIRO: CA 3326; CSIRO: CA 2865; CSIRO: CA 2864; CSIRO: T 1513; CSIRO: T 1501; CSIRO: T 1500; CSIRO: H 1035-21; CSIRO: H 1035-22;
Asymbolus parvus
Holotype: CSIRO: H 1505-01; Paratype: CSIRO: CA 4070; CSIRO: CA 3327; CSIRO: CA 3326; CSIRO: CA 2865; CSIRO: CA 2864; CSIRO: T 1513; CSIRO: T 1501; CSIRO: T 1500; CSIRO: H 1035-21; CSIRO: H 1035-22;
Description :
Citation: Asymbolus parvus Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
Common names
Dwarf catshark
Dwarf catshark
Short Description
Very small, distinctive, pale brown body with many white spots and blotches; dark brown or black spots absent. Caudal peduncle relatively thin; low anal fin. Preoral length long. Teeth very small, ridged with 5-7 cusps; small, densely imbricated, weakly tricuspidate denticles. Monospondylous centra 34-35.
Very small, distinctive, pale brown body with many white spots and blotches; dark brown or black spots absent. Caudal peduncle relatively thin; low anal fin. Preoral length long. Teeth very small, ridged with 5-7 cusps; small, densely imbricated, weakly tricuspidate denticles. Monospondylous centra 34-35.
Biology
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Occurs on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 75154).
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. Occurs on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 75154).
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=455;
shark-references Species-ID=455;