| Orange-spotted catshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Asymbolus |
| Species: | A. rubiginosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Asymbolus rubiginosus Last, M. F. Gomon & Gledhill, 1999 | |
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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 m (82 and 1,772 ft). Its length is up to 39 cm (15 in).[2]
References
- ^ Kyne, P.M. & Bennett, M.B. 2015. Asymbolus rubiginosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41725A68609711. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41725A68609711.en. Downloaded on 16 September 2017.
- ^ Zipcode Zoo (retrieved March 2, 2010.)
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Asymbolus rubiginosus" in FishBase. July 2006 version.