Asymbolus
| Asymbolus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Chondrichthyes | 
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii | 
| Division: | Selachii | 
| Superorder: | Galeomorphi | 
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes | 
| Family: | Pentanchidae | 
| Genus: | Whitley, 1939  | 
| Type species | |
| Scyllium anale J. D. Ogilby, 1885   | |
| Synonyms | |
 
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Asymbolus is a genus of catsharks in the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Asymbolus analis (J. D. Ogilby, 1885) (Australian spotted catshark)
 - Asymbolus funebris Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999 (blotched catshark)
 - Asymbolus galacticus Séret & Last, 2008 (starry catshark)
 - Asymbolus occiduus Last, M. F. Gomon & Gledhill, 1999 (western spotted catshark)
 - Asymbolus pallidus Last, M. F. Gomon & Gledhill, 1999 (pale spotted catshark)
 - Asymbolus parvus Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999 (dwarf catshark)
 - Asymbolus rubiginosus Last, M. F. Gomon & Gledhill, 1999 (orange-spotted catshark)
 - Asymbolus submaculatus Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999 (variegated catshark)
 - Asymbolus vincenti (Zietz (fi), 1908) (Gulf catshark)
 
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Asymbolus". FishBase. June 2013 version.