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* {{FishBase species | genus = Asymbolus | species = pallidus | month = July | year = 2006}} |
* {{FishBase species | genus = Asymbolus | species = pallidus | month = July | year = 2006}} |
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| Asymbolus pallidus Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999
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Template:Sharksportal The pale spotted spotted catshark, Asymbolus pallidus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found only off Queensland, at depths of between 225 and 400 m. Its length is up to 44 cm.
The pale spotted catshark has a small body, with a slender caudal peduncle. The dorsal and pelvic fins are low, and the anal fin base is equal to or shorter than the pelvic-anal space. The teeth are ridged, with 5 main cusps.
Coloration is spotted, very pale covered with widely-spaced, sharply-defined dark brown spots - dark spots or blotches beneath the eye are absent.
Reproduction is oviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Asymbolus pallidus". FishBase. July 2006 version.