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Gulf catshark

Asymbolus vincenti (Zietz, 1908)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The gulf catshark (Asymbolus vincenti) is a species in the family Pentanchidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the gulf catshark

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the gulf catshark live?

Not recorded

Is the gulf catshark endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the gulf catshark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyPentanchidae
  6. genusAsymbolus
  7. SpeciesAsymbolus vincenti (Zietz, 1908)

Synonyms Asymbolis vincenti, Halaelurus vincenti, Juncrus vincenti, Scyllium vincenti

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • St. Vincent's Gulf dogfishEnglish
  • máčka tasmánskáCzech
  • Golf-KatzenhaiGerman
  • tähtikissahaiFinnish
  • Gattuccio del GolfoItalian
  • ハクテンミナミトラザメJapanese
  • GolfkathaaiDutch
  • Tubarão-gato-do-golfoPortuguese
  • Тасманийская пятнистая кошачья акулаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gulf catshark

Other species in the same genus Asymbolus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the gulf catshark?

The gulf catshark (Asymbolus vincenti) belongs to the family Pentanchidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gulf catshark (Asymbolus vincenti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-catshark

MLA

“Gulf catshark (Asymbolus vincenti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-catshark.

BibTeX
@misc{gulf_catshark_2026,
  title = {Gulf catshark (Asymbolus vincenti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-catshark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}