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Elasmobranchii (hajar och rockor) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Asymbolus: Etymology not explained, possibly a-, Latin privative, i.e., without; sym-, from syn (Gr.), together or joined; bolus (L.), lump or morsel, proposed as a subgenus of Scyliorhinus (Scyliorhinidae) distinguished in part by labial fold of upper lip not hanging over lower-jaw symphysis of A. analis and A. vincenti. (See ETYFish); rubiginosus: Latin for rusty, referring to its body coloration. (See ETYFish).
More on authors: Last, Gomon & Gledhill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; djupintervall 25 - 540 m (Ref. 36718). Subtropical

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.3 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 36718); 41.9 cm TL (female)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Pale brownish medium-sized body with orange brown spots; indistinct brownish blotch beneath eye; between each dark saddle on dorsal midline a cluster of spots; caudal peduncle short and slender; head and trunk broad, anal-fin base long.

Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

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Last, P.R., M.F. Gomon and D.C. Gledhill, 1999. Australian spotted catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Part 2: Descriptions of three new, dark-spotted species. p. 19-35. In P.R. Last (ed.). Australian catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). (Ref. 36718)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Asymbolus rubiginosus Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999