Asymbolus funebris

{{Short description|Species of shark}}

{{speciesbox

| name = Asymbolus funebris

| image = Asymbolus funebris.jpg

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Simpfendorfer, C. |author2=Heupel, M.R. |date=2016 |title=Asymbolus funebris |volume=2016 |page=e.T41721A68609457 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41721A68609457.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| taxon = Asymbolus funebris

| authority = Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999

| range_map = Asymbolus funebris distmap.png

| range_map_caption = Range of the Australian blotched catshark

}}

Asymbolus funebris, or the Australian blotched catshark, is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks.{{FishBase species | genus = Asymbolus | species = funebris | month = July | year = 2006}} The only specimen, the holotype, being found off Western Australia at {{cvt|144|m}}. Its length is {{cvt|44|cm}} and its reproduction is oviparous.

See also

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blotched catshark

Category:Marine fish of Southern Australia

blotched catshark

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