Asymbolus rubiginosus

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Cat sharks ; Oviparous [1].

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Habitat

May be found at depths of 25 to 540 meters.

Ecology: Asymbolus rubiginosus is demersal on the continental shelf and upper slope and is reported in depths of 25 to 540 m (Last 1999), although it is uncommon in shallower waters. It reaches at least 549 mm total length (TL ) with males maturing at about 344 mm TL (Last 1999). Little is known of the biology of this species. Observed stomach contents include fish, cephalopods and the egg cases of other scyliorhinid sharks (personal observation). The species is oviparous with one functional ovary in females. Ovulated females generally contain two egg cases, one in each oviduct . Ovulated females have been observed during the months of July, August and October (personal observation). The species may not have a well-defined reproductive season , similar to the situation with other scyliorhinid sharks and evidence suggests it may be a productive species. There is no available information on age and growth, natural mortality or behavioural ecology. (Ref. 256076).

List of Habitats :

•     10     Marine Oceanic   
  
•     10.1     Marine Oceanic - Epipelagic (0-200m)   
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Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

First described: Last P.R., M .F. Gomon and D.C. Gledhill Australian spotted catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Part 2: Descriptions of three new, dark-spotted species. p. 19-35. In: P.R. Last (ed.). Australian catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae)., 1999.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Asymbolus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 9 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. analis (Australian Spotted Catshark) · A. funebris (Blotched Catshark) · A. galacticus (Starry Catshark) · A. occiduus (Western Spotted Catshark) · A. pallidus (Pale Spotted Catshark) · A. parvus (Dwarf Catshark) · A. rubiginosus (Orange Spotted Catshark) · A. submaculatus (Saddled Catshark) · A. vincenti (St. Vincent's Gulf Dogfish)

More Info

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Further Reading

• Anonymous. 2001. Australian shark assessment report for the Australian national plan of action for the conservation and management of sharks. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry ? Australia, Canberra.
• IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. Specialist Group website. Available at: http://www.iucnssg.org/.
• IUCN. 2003. 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 18 November 2003.
• Last P.R., M.F. Gomon and D.C. Gledhill (1999). Australian spotted catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Part 2: Descriptions of three new, dark-spotted species pp. 19-35. In P.R. Last (Ed.). Australian catshark
• Last, P.R. (ed.). 1999. Australian catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). CSIRO Marine Laboratories Report 239.
• Last, P.R. and Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. CSIRO, Australia.
• Shark Specialist Group. For more information, see the Specialist Group website.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
• Compagno, Leonard J.V. (from FishBase).
• FishBase 2006.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Kyne, P.M. & Bennett, M.B. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003) 2003. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Kyne, P.M. & Bennett, M.B. 2003. Asymbolus rubiginosus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: iziko South African Museum - Shark Collection
• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3903325
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-140692
• Fishbase Species ID: 57547
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13494600
• IUCN ID: 193236
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 103450

Footnotes

1. Dulvy, N.K. and J.D. Reynolds (1997). Evolutionary transitions among egg-laying, live-bearing and maternal inputs in sharks and rays. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 264:1309-1315. [back]

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