Starry catshark | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
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. This species is found in New Caledonia.
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).
References
- 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.
- 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.
- ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Asymbolus galacticus |
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