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'''''Asymbolus pallidus''''', is a [[cat shark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Scyliorhinidae]] found only off [[West Australia]], at depths of between 25 and 540 m. Its length is up to 39 cm. |
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''Asymbolus pallidus'' has a short and slender [[caudal peduncle]]. The head and trunk are broad, and the [[anal fin]] base is long. |
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Coloration is pale brownish body with orange brown spots, and an indistinct brownish blotch beneath the eye. Between each dark saddle on the [[dorsum|dorsal]] midline is a cluster of spots. |
Coloration is pale brownish body with orange brown spots, and an indistinct brownish blotch beneath the eye. Between each dark saddle on the [[dorsum|dorsal]] midline is a cluster of spots. |
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| Asymbolus pallidus Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999
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Template:Sharksportal Asymbolus pallidus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found only off West Australia, at depths of between 25 and 540 m. Its length is up to 39 cm.
Asymbolus pallidus has a short and slender caudal peduncle. The head and trunk are broad, and the anal fin base is long.
Coloration is pale brownish body with orange brown spots, and an indistinct brownish blotch beneath the eye. Between each dark saddle on the dorsal midline is a cluster of spots.
Reproduction is oviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Asymbolus pallidus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.