Species Asymbolus submaculatus Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999

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• Asymbolus submaculatus Compagno, L.J.V., Stevens, J.D. & Last, P.R. 1999. Australian spotted catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhinidae: Scyliorhinidae). Part 1: Descriptions of three new species from Western Australia. pp. 2-18, figs 1-3 in Last, P.R. (ed.). Australian catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). CSIRO Marine Laboratory. Report 239: 1-35, 6 figs [8, fig. 2].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO CA3336 ♂ (locality probably incorrect), off Cape Howe, NSW [37°39.0’S, 150°13.0’E].
  Paratype(s) CSIRO CA3335; CSIRO CA 3337; CSIRO CA3338; CSIRO H5241-01; WAM P.711-001; WAM P.28483-001; WAM P.29399-001.

  Type locality references:

  Compagno, L.J.V., Stevens, J.D. & Last, P.R. 1999. Australian spotted catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhinidae: Scyliorhinidae). Part 1: Descriptions of three new species from Western Australia. pp. 2-18, figs 1-3 in Last, P.R. (ed.). Australian catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). CSIRO Marine Laboratory. Report 239: 1-35, 6 figs [11] (NSW record for holotype probably an error in labelling).

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Asymbolus sp. 1. —
  Stevens, J.D. 1994. Families Carcharhinidae, Triakidae, Scyliorhinidae. pp. 120-138 figs 76-107 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [131]
• Asymbolus sp. C. —
  Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [183]
• Asymbolus sp. —
  Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [22]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

From Perth to Eucla, WA, temperate; record of holotype from off Cape Howe, NSW (37º39.0´S, 150º13.0´E) is probably an error in labelling.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

30–200 m.

 

General References

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [208]

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [22 fig. 13] (as Asymbolus species)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [172, 183, fig. 26.11, pl. 21] (as Asymbolus sp. C)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [202]

Stevens, J.D. 1994. Families Carcharhinidae, Triakidae, Scyliorhinidae. pp. 120-138 figs 76-107 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [131] (as Asymbolus sp. 1)

White, W. 2008. Shark Families Heterodontidae to Pristiophoridae. pp. 32-100 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [59]

 

Common Name References

Compagno, L.J.V., Stevens, J.D. & Last, P.R. 1999. Australian spotted catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhinidae: Scyliorhinidae). Part 1: Descriptions of three new species from Western Australia. pp. 2-18, figs 1-3 in Last, P.R. (ed.). Australian catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). CSIRO Marine Laboratory. Report 239: 1-35, 6 figs [11] (Variegated Catshark)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Variegated Catshark)

Stevens, J.D. 1994. Families Carcharhinidae, Triakidae, Scyliorhinidae. pp. 120-138 figs 76-107 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [131] (Saddled Catshark)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
16-Apr-2012		16-Apr-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)