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Dwarf catshark
Conservation status
	Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Scyliorhinidae
Genus:	Scyliorhinus
Species:	S. torrei
Binomial name
	Scyliorhinus torrei; Howell Rivero, 1936

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Template:Sharksportal The dwarf catshark, Scyliorhinus torrei, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found off southern Florida, the Bahamas, and Cuba, at depths of between 200 and 600 m. Its length is up to 32 cm.

The dwarf catshark has a broad rounded snout. It is found on the upper continental slope. Little is known of its biology.

Coloration is pale brown back and upper sides transversely marked by series of indistinct darker blotches. Finer markings consist of small oval whitish spots, evenly distributed over the whole back and upper sides.

Reproduction is oviparous.

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Scyliorhinus torrei" in FishBase. July 2006 version.

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 | ordo = [[Carcharhiniformes]]
 | familia = [[Scyliorhinidae]]
-| genus = ''[[Asymbolus]]''
+| genus = ''[[Scyliorhinus]]''
-| species = '''''A. pallidus'''''
+| species = '''''S. torrei'''''
-| binomial = ''Asymbolus pallidus''
+| binomial = ''Scyliorhinus torrei''
-| binomial_authority = Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999
+| binomial_authority = Howell Rivero, 1936
 }}
 {{Sharksportal}}
-The '''dwarf catshark''', ''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.
+The '''dwarf catshark''', ''Scyliorhinus torrei'', is a [[cat shark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Scyliorhinidae]] found off southern [[Florida]], the [[Bahamas]], and [[Cuba]], at depths of between 200 and 600 m.  Its length is up to 32 cm.
-The dwarf catshark has a short and slender [[caudal peduncle]].  The head and trunk are broad, and the [[anal fin]] base is long.
+The dwarf catshark has a broad rounded snout. It is found on the upper [[continental slope]]. Little is known of its biology.
-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 brown back and upper sides transversely marked by series of indistinct darker blotches. Finer markings consist of small oval whitish spots, evenly distributed over the whole back and upper sides.
 Reproduction is [[oviparous]].
 ==References==
-* {{FishBase species | genus = Asymbolus | species = pallidus | month = July | year = 2006}}
+* {{FishBase species | genus = Scyliorhinus | species = torrei | month = July | year = 2006}}
 ==External links==
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 [[Category:Carcharhiniformes]]
 [[Category:Scyliorhinidae]]
+{{shark-stub}}