Banded sand catshark

The banded sand catshark (Atelomycterus fasciatus) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean, endemic to northern Australia between latitudes 10° S and 21° S, at depths between 27 and 120 metres (89 and 394 ft). Its length is up to 45 centimetres (18 in).

Banded sand catshark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Atelomycterus
Species:
A. fasciatus
Binomial name
Atelomycterus fasciatus
Compagno & Stevens, 1993

References

  1. White, W.T. 2015. Atelomycterus fasciatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41728A68609954. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41728A68609954.en. Downloaded on 17 September 2017.
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