Common names:
Gulf catshark, St. Vincent's gulf dogfish
Occurrence:
endemic
Salinity:
marine
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Uses:
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Comments:
Endemic to southern Australia (Ref. 6871). Common in the Great Australian Bight where it occurs in 130-220 m (Ref. 6871). In the Bass Strait, it is found in seagrass beds near the coast (Ref. 6871). Most specimens from off western Tasmania were taken in less than 100 m (Ref. 6871). Records from New South Wales need verification (Ref. 6871). Also Ref. 7300.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens, 1994
National Database:
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Asymbolus:Etymology not explained, possibly a-, Latin privative, i.e., without; sym-, from syn (Gr.), together or joined; bolus (L.), lump or morsel, proposed as a subgenus of Scyliorhinus (Scyliorhinidae) distinguished in part by labial fold of upper lip not hanging over lower-jaw symphysis of A. analis and A. vincenti. (See ETYFish); vincenti:Etymology not explained, probably named for Gulf St Vincent, where Kangaroo Island (southern coast of Australia), type locality, is situated. (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 27 - 650 m (Ref. 75154). Temperate; 33°S - 42°S
Distribution
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