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Orange-spotted Catshark
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Orange-spotted Catshark

Asymbolus rubiginosus

The orange-spotted catshark or rusty catshark (Asymbolus rubiginosus) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. It is found only off the coast of Western Australia, at depths between 25 and 540 metres (82 and 1,772 ft). Its length is up to 39 centimetres (15 in).

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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 94773.