Asymbolus parvus

Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999

Dwarf catshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae

Reference of the original description

Compagno, L.J.V. & Stevens, J.D. & Last, P.R. (1999)
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;

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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

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Common names
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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.

Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Source: www.gbif.org

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

Size / Weight / Age
34.9 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 36712)); 35.7 cm TL (female)

Habitat
pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 160 - 260 m (Ref. 36712)

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=455;