Asymbolus

Asymbolus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Pentanchidae
Genus:	Asymbolus Whitley, 1939
Type species
Scyllium anale J. D. Ogilby, 1885
Synonyms
Juncrus (subgenus of Scyliorhinus) Whitley, 1939

Asymbolus is a genus of catsharks in the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks.

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)

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