Asymbolus

Asymbolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Scyliorhinidae
Genus:	Asymbolus Whitley, 1939
Type species
Scyllium anale Ogilby, 1885
Synonyms
Juncrus (subgenus of Scyliorhinus) Whitley, 1939

Asymbolus is a genus of catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae.

Species

Asymbolus analis (Ogilby, 1885) (Australian spotted catshark)
Asymbolus funebris Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999 (Blotched catshark)
Asymbolus galacticus Séret & Last, 2008 (Starry catshark)
Asymbolus occiduus Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999 (Western spotted catshark)
Asymbolus pallidus Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999 (Pale spotted catshark)
Asymbolus parvus Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999 (Dwarf catshark)
Asymbolus rubiginosus Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999 (Orange spotted catshark)
Asymbolus submaculatus Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999 (Variegated catshark)
Asymbolus vincenti (Zietz, 1908) (Gulf catshark)

References

Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Asymbolus in FishBase. February 2011 version.

Extant catshark species

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Chondrichthyes Subclass Elasmobranchii Subdivision Selachii Order Carcharhiniformes

Apristurus	Flatnose cat shark (A. acanutus) A. albisoma A. aphyodes Brown catshark (A. brunneus) Hoary catshark (A. canutus) Flaccid catshark (A. exsanguis) A. fedorovi Humpback cat shark (A. gibbosus) Longfin catshark (A. herklotsi) Smallbelly catshark (A. indicus) A. internatus Broadnose catshark (A. investigatoris) Japanese catshark (A. japonicus) Longnose catshark (A. kampae) Iceland catshark (A. laurussonii) Longhead catshark (A. longicephalus) Flathead catshark (A. macrorhynchus) Broadmouth cat shark (A. macrostomus) Ghost catshark (A. manis) Black roughscale catshark (A. melanoasper) Smalleye catshark (A. microps) Smalldorsal cat shark (A. micropterygeus) Largenose catshark (A. nasutus) Smallfin catshark (A. parvipinnis) A. pinguis Spatulasnout catshark (A. platyrhynchus) Deepwater catshark (A. profundorum) Broadgill catshark (A. riveri) Saldanha catshark (A. saldanha) Pale catshark (A. sibogae) South China catshark (A. sinensis) Spongehead catshark (A. spongiceps) Panama ghost catshark (A. stenseni)

Asymbolus	Australian spotted catshark (A. analis) Blotched catshark (A. funebris) Western spotted catshark (A. occiduus) Pale spotted catshark (A. pallidus) Dwarf catshark (A. parvus) Orange spotted catshark(A. rubiginosus) Variegated catshark (A. submaculatus) Gulf catshark (A. vincenti)

Atelomycterus	Bali catshark (A. baliensis) Banded sand catshark (A. fasciatus) Australian marbled catshark (A. macleayi) Eastern banded catshark (A. marnkalha) Coral catshark (A. marmoratus)

Aulohalaelurus	New Caledonia catshark (A. kanakorum) Australian blackspotted catshark (A. labiosus)

Bythaelurus	Arabian catshark (B. alcockii) Dusky catshark (B. canescens) Broadhead cat shark (B. clevai) New Zealand catshark (B. dawsoni) Bristly catshark (B. hispidus) Spotless catshark (B. immaculatus) Sombre catshark (B. incanus) Mud catshark (B. lutarius)

Cephaloscyllium	Whitefin swellshark (C. albipinnum) Circle-blotch pygmy swellshark (C. circulopullum) Cook's swellshark (C. cooki) Reticulated swellshark (C. fasciatum) Australian reticulate swellshark (C. hicosellum) Draughtsboard shark (C. isabellum) Australian swellshark (C. laticeps) Spotted swellshark (C. maculatum) Leopard-spotted swellshark (C. pardelotum) Painted swellshark (C. pictum) Sarawak pygmy swellshark (C. sarawakensis) Flagtail swellshark (C. signourum) Indian swellshark (C. silasi) Speckled swellshark (C. speccum) Balloon shark (C. sufflans) Blotchy swell shark (C. umbratile) Saddled swellshark (C. variegatum) Swellshark (C. ventriosum) Narrowbar swellshark (C. zebrum)

Cephalurus	Lollipop catshark (C. cephalus)

Figaro	Australian sawtail catshark (F. boardmani) Northern sawtail catshark (F. striatus)

Galeus	Antilles catshark (G. antillensis) Roughtail catshark (G. arae) Atlantic sawtail catshark (G. atlanticus) Longfin sawtail catshark (G. cadenati) Gecko catshark (G. eastmani) Slender sawtail catshark (G. gracilis) Longnose sawtail catshark (G. longirostris) Blackmouth catshark (G. melastomus) Southern sawtail catshark (G. mincaronei) Mouse catshark (G. murinus) Broadfin sawtail catshark (G. nipponensis) Peppered catshark (G. piperatus) African sawtail catshark (G. polli) G. priapus Blacktip sawtail catshark (G. sauteri) Dwarf sawtail catshark (G. schultzi) Springer's sawtail catshark (G. springeri)

Halaelurus	Speckled catshark (H. boesemani) Blackspotted catshark (H. buergeri) Lined catshark (H. lineatus) Indonesian speckled catshark (H. maculosus) Tiger catshark (H. natalensis) Quagga catshark (H. quagga) Rusty catshark (H. sellus)

Haploblepharus	Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii) Brown shyshark (H. fuscus) Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi) Dark shyshark (H. pictus)

Holohalaelurus	Honeycomb Izak (H. favus) Grinning Izak (H. grennian) Crying Izak (H. melanostigma) White-spotted Izak (H. punctatus) Izak catshark (H. regani)

Parmaturus	White-tip catshark (P. albimarginatus) White-clasper catshark (P. albipenis) Beige catshark (P. bigus) Campeche catshark (P. campechiensis) Velvet catshark (P. lanatus) McMillan's catshark (P. macmillani) Blackgill catshark (P. melanobranchus) Salamander shark (P. pilosus) Filetail catshark (P. xaniurus) Shorttail catshark (Parmaturus sp. A)

Pentanchus	Onefin catshark (P. profundicolus)

Poroderma	Pyjama shark (P. africanum) Leopard catshark (P. pantherinum)

Schroederichthys	Narrowmouthed catshark (S. bivius) Redspotted catshark (S. chilensis) Narrowtail catshark (S. maculatus) Lizard catshark (S. saurisqualus) Slender catshark (S. tenuis)

Scyliorhinus	Polkadot catshark (S. besnardi) Boa catshark (S. boa) Small-spotted catshark (S. canicula) Yellowspotted catshark (S. capensis) West African catshark (S. cervigoni) Comoro cat shark (S. comoroensis) Brownspotted catshark (S. garmani) Freckled catshark (S. haeckelii) Whitesaddled catshark (S. hesperius) Blotched catshark (S. meadi) Chain catshark (S. retifer) Nursehound (S. stellaris) Izu catshark (S. tokubee) Cloudy catshark (S. torazame) Dwarf catshark (S. torrei)