Starry catshark

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Starry catshark
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Pentanchidae
Genus: Asymbolus
Species:
A. galacticus
Binomial name
Asymbolus galacticus
Séret & Last, 2008

The starry catshark (Asymbolus galacticus) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. [2] This species is found in New Caledonia. [3]

Catsharks of this genus have a slim body and variegated colour pattern, narrow snout, long labial furrows, equal-size dorsal fins, and small anal fin (smaller than the dorsal fins). [3]

References

  1. ↑ Séret, B. (2018). "Asymbolus galacticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T195421A116740136. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T195421A116740136.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Asymbolus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 Séret, B. & Last, P.R. (2008). "Asymbolus galacticus sp. nov., a new species of spotted catshark (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from New Caledonia" (PDF). Cybium. 32 (2): 137–143.


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