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).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Atelomycterus |
| Species: | A. fasciatus |
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| Atelomycterus fasciatus Compagno & Stevens, 1993 | |
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References
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Atelomycterus fasciatus" in FishBase. may 2006 version.
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