Marbled Catshark
Atelomycterus macleayi
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
The Australian marbled catshark 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, and it typically inhabits coastal waters with sandy or rocky bottoms.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Atelomycteridae
- Genus
- Atelomycterus