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Starry catshark

Asymbolus galacticus

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).

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 188763.