Orange-spotted catshark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Asymbolus
Species:
A. rubiginosus
Binomial name
Asymbolus rubiginosus
Last, M. F. Gomon & Gledhill, 1999

The orange-spotted catshark or rusty catshark (Asymbolus rubiginosus), is a species of catshark, and part of the family Scyliorhinidae. 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

  1. 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.
  2. Zipcode Zoo (retrieved March 2, 2010.)
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