Australian marbled catshark
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Atelomycteridae |
| Genus: | Atelomycterus |
| Species: | A. macleayi
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| Atelomycterus macleayi Whitley, 1939
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The Australian marbled catshark (Atelomycterus macleayi) is a coloured catshark of the family Atelomycteridae, 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
[edit]- ^ 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. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Allen, Gerry (2000). Marine Fishes of South-East Asia. Singapore: Periplus Editions. p. 40. ISBN 978-962-593-267-5.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Atelomycterus macleayi". FishBase. may 2006 version.
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