Bali catshark
Atelomycterus baliensis
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
The Bali catshark is a species of coloured catshark, belonging to the family Atelomycteridae, found only off the Indonesian island of Bali. It can grow up to 47 cm (19 in). Atelomycterus baliensis inhabits the deep coastal waters of Bali, Indonesia, feeding on small fish and invertebrates. It is a small catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae, known from inshore waters around the island of Bali, Indonesia, in the eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits shallow rocky and coral reef habitats to an inferred depth of 100 m and is taken as bycatch in a range of local fisheries. The species has been assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species following a global assessment completed in 2020 and published in 2021.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Atelomycteridae
- Genus
- Atelomycterus