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Pale spotted catshark

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Chondrichthyes

Superorder
  
Selachimorpha

Scientific name
  
Asymbolus pallidus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Order
  
Carcharhiniformes

Rank
  
Species

Pale spotted catshark

Similar
  
Variegated catshark, Asymbolus funebris, New Caledonia catshark, Antilles catshark, Northern sawtail catshark

The pale spotted catshark, Asymbolus pallidus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found only off Queensland, at depths of between 225 and 400 m. Its length is up to 44 cm.

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Pale spotted catshark Wikipedia