:Western spotted catshark

{{Short description|Species of shark}}

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| image = Asymbolus occiduus.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Simpfendorfer, C. |author2=Heupel, M.R. |date=2016 |title=Asymbolus occiduus |volume=2016 |page=e.T41722A68609519 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41722A68609519.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| taxon = Asymbolus occiduus

| authority = Last, M. F. Gomon & Gledhill, 1999

| range_map = Asymbolus occiduus distmap.png

}}

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The western spotted catshark (Asymbolus occiduus) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This species is found only around southwestern Australia, at depths between {{cvt|100|and|400|m}}. Males can grow up to {{cvt|60|cm}} in length, while females have a maximum length of {{cvt|53|cm}}. The western spotted catshark reproduces via oviparity.{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/222665069|title=Australian catsharks of the genus Asymbolus (Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae)|date=1999|publisher=CSIRO, Marine Laboratories|others=Peter R. Last, CSIRO Marine Laboratories|isbn=0-643-06216-5|location=Hobart|oclc=222665069}}