Gulf Catshark, Asymbolus vincenti (Zietz 1908)
Other Names: St. Vincent's Gulf Dogfish
Gulf Catshark, Asymbolus vincenti. Source: Rudie H. Kuiter / Aquatic Photographics. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A heavily mottled greyish-brown catshark with 7-8 faint darker saddles-like blotches and many small scattered pale spots.
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Asymbolus vincenti in Fishes of Australia, accessed 18 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3746
Gulf Catshark, Asymbolus vincenti (Zietz 1908)
More Info
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Distribution |
Eastern Victoria to Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia, and around Tasmania. Occurs near reefs in depths to 220 m, and is most common in the Great Australian Bight. |
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Features |
Teeth minute with 3 cusps; dorsal-fin tips rather angular, interdorsal distance greater than 1.5 times length of first dorsal fin. |
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Biology |
Very little is known of the biology and ecology of this species. Like other catsharks, females lay egg capsules. |
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Fisheries |
Occasionally taken and discarded as bycatch in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery. |
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Species Citation |
Scyllium vincenti Zietz 1908, Trans. Roy. Soc. South Aust. 32: 287. Type locality: Kangaroo Island and Investigator Strait, South Australia |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
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Resources |
Gulf Catshark, Asymbolus vincenti (Zietz 1908)
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