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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks)
Etymology: Asymbolus: Greek, assymbolos, -os, -on = uselees, free, alone (Ref. 45335); parvus: From its small relative size within the genus.. More on author: Last.

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Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 160 - 260 m (Ref. 36712). Subtropical, preferred ?

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36712); 35.7 cm TL (female)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Very small, distinctive, pale brown body with many white spots and blotches; dark brown or black spots absent. Caudal peduncle relatively thin; low anal fin. Preoral length long. Teeth very small, ridged with 5-7 cusps; small, densely imbricated, weakly tricuspidate denticles. Monospondylous centra 34-35.

Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

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

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Compagno, L.J.V., J.D. Stevens and P.R. Last, 1999. Australian spotted catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Part 1: Descriptions of three new species from western Australia. p. 2-18. In P.R. Last (ed.). Australian catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). (Ref. 36712)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Asymbolus parvus Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999