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Asymbolus rubiginosus
Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999
Orange spotted catshrak
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae
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
Image of the original description
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Image in copyright.
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;
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;
Description :
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 02/2025
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Asymbolus rubiginosus Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999, egg capsule, scale: 10 mm, © Carlos Bustamante, Queensland, Australia
Asymbolus rubiginosus Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999, egg capsule, scale: 10 mm, © Carlos Bustamante, Queensland, Australia
Common names
Orange spotted catshrak, Rusty catshark, Rustyspotted catshark, Spotted catshark
Orange spotted catshrak, Rusty catshark, Rustyspotted catshark, Spotted catshark
Short Description
Original diagnosis after LAST, GOMON & GLEDHILL, 1999 [3372]: A medium-sized, spotted catshark of the genus Asymbolus with the following combination of characters: pale brownish body covered with orange brown spots (with soft edges and variably spaced); usually with an indistinct brownish blotch beneath the eye and cluster of spots on the dorsal midline between each dark saddle; relatively short and slender caudal peduncle; relatively broad head and trunk; head length usually less than 5 times eye diameter; long anal-fin base; posterior margin of first dorsal fin 0.70--0.93 times its base; anal-fin base much longer than pelvic-anal space; teeth ridged, mainly with 5 cusps; 35-38 monospondylous centra.
Original diagnosis after LAST, GOMON & GLEDHILL, 1999 [3372]: A medium-sized, spotted catshark of the genus Asymbolus with the following combination of characters: pale brownish body covered with orange brown spots (with soft edges and variably spaced); usually with an indistinct brownish blotch beneath the eye and cluster of spots on the dorsal midline between each dark saddle; relatively short and slender caudal peduncle; relatively broad head and trunk; head length usually less than 5 times eye diameter; long anal-fin base; posterior margin of first dorsal fin 0.70--0.93 times its base; anal-fin base much longer than pelvic-anal space; teeth ridged, mainly with 5 cusps; 35-38 monospondylous centra.
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=456;
shark-references Species-ID=456;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Copepoda
Copepoda
- Tripaphylus asymboli (Turner, Kyne & Bennett, 2003) [7385]
