Starry catshark

The starry catshark (Asymbolus galacticus) is a species of fish in the family Scyliorhinidae found in New Caledonia.[2]

Starry catshark

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Asymbolus
Species:
A. galacticus
Binomial name
Asymbolus galacticus
Séret & Last, 2008

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). http://www.cmar.csiro.au/e-print/internal/2008/Lastpr_xe.pdf

References

  1. Séret, B. (2018). "Asymbolus galacticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T195421A116740136. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. Séret, B. & Last, P.R., 2008. Asymbolus galacticus sp. nov., a new species of spotted catshark (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae) from New Caledonia. Cybium 2008, 32 (2): 137-143.


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