Biology:Australian marbled catshark

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Short description: Species of shark

Australian marbled catshark
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Atelomycterus
Species:
A. macleayi
Binomial name
Atelomycterus macleayi
Whitley, 1939
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The Australian marbled catshark (Atelomycterus macleayi) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the eastern Indian Ocean, endemic to Western Australia between latitudes 12 and 21°S, from the surface to 245 m (800 ft) deep. Its length is up to 60.0 cm (23 inches), and it typically inhabits coastal waters with sandy or rocky bottoms.[2]

References

  1. White, W.T. (2015). "Atelomycterus macleayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41729A68610061. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41729A68610061.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41729/68610061. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. Allen, Gerry (2000). Marine Fishes of South-East Asia. Singapore: Periplus Editions. p. 40. ISBN 978-962-593-267-5. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2615056 entry