Asymbolus funebris, or the Australian blotched catshark, is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks.[2] The only specimen, the holotype, being found off Western Australia at 144 m (472 ft). Its length is 44 cm (17 in) and its reproduction is oviparous.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Asymbolus |
| Species: | A. funebris
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See also
edit- Scyliorhinus meadi, also known as the blotched catshark
References
edit- ^ Simpfendorfer, C.; Heupel, M.R. (2016). "Asymbolus funebris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41721A68609457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41721A68609457.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Asymbolus funebris". FishBase. July 2006 version.
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