Australian marbled catshark
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 cm (24 in), and it typically inhabits coastal waters with sandy or rocky bottoms.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Atelomycterus |
| Species: | A. macleayi |
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| Atelomycterus macleayi Whitley, 1939 | |
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References
- White, W.T. 2015. Atelomycterus macleayi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41729A68610061. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41729A68610061.en. Downloaded on 17 September 2017
- Allen, Gerry (2000). Marine Fishes of South-East Asia. Singapore: Periplus Editions. p. 40. ISBN 978-962-593-267-5.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Atelomycterus macleayi" in FishBase. may 2006 version.
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