Orange-spotted catshark
(Redirected from Asymbolus rubiginosus)
| Orange-spotted catshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Asymbolus |
| Species: | A. rubiginosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Asymbolus rubiginosus | |
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The orange-spotted catshark or rusty catshark (Asymbolus rubiginosus) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. It is found only off the coast of Western Australia, at depths between 25 and 540 metres (82 and 1,772 ft). Its length is up to 39 centimetres (15 in).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Kyne, P.M.; Bennett, M.B. (2015). "Asymbolus rubiginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41725A68609711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41725A68609711.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Zipcode Zoo (retrieved March 2, 2010.)
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Asymbolus rubiginosus". FishBase. July 2006 version.