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Species profile—Asymbolus rubiginosus (orange spotted catshark)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) → ScyliorhinidaeAsymbolus rubiginosus (orange spotted catshark)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)
Family
Scyliorhinidae
Scientific name
Asymbolus rubiginosus Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999
Common name
orange spotted catshark
Type reference
Last, P. R., Gomon, M. F. and and D. C. Gledhill (1999). Australian spotted catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Part 2: descriptions of three new, dark-spotted species, pp. 19-35. In: Last, P. R. (ed.) Australian catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). CSIRO Mar. Lab. Rep. 1-35.
WildNet taxon ID
22540
Synonym(s)
Asymbolus sp. D
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22540.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024