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Common names: Gulf catshark, St. Vincent's gulf dogfish
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens, 1994
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Common names from other countries

Chien tasmanien, Pejegato de Tasmania, قِرش قِطّ الخليج, ... more

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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

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 244)

Widespread on the continental shelf and slope edge (Ref. 244). Oviparous, with a single egg-case to each oviduct at a time (Ref. 244).

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Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

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Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens, 1994. Sharks and rays of Australia. CSIRO, Australia. 513 p. (Ref. 6871)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 May 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless (Ref. 6871)

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 11.8 - 15.8, mean 14.2 (based on 22 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00176 - 0.00714), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).

Asymbolus vincenti (Zietz, 1908)