Atelomycterus is a genus of coloured catsharks in the family Atelomycteridae.
Atelomycterus | |
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Coral catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Atelomycteridae |
Genus: | Atelomycterus Garman, 1913 |
Type species | |
Scyllium marmoratum Anonymous, referred to E. T. Bennett, 1830
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Species
editThere are currently six recognized species in this genus:
- Atelomycterus baliensis W. T. White, Last & Dharmadi, 2005 (Bali catshark)
- Atelomycterus erdmanni Fahmi & W. T. White, 2015 (spotted-belly catshark) [1]
- Atelomycterus fasciatus Compagno & Stevens, 1993 (banded sand catshark)
- Atelomycterus macleayi Whitley, 1939 (Australian marbled catshark)
- Atelomycterus marmoratus Anonymous, referred to E. T. Bennett, 1830 (coral catshark)
- Atelomycterus marnkalha Jacobsen & M. B. Bennett, 2007 (eastern banded catshark)
References
edit- ^ Fahmi & White, W.T. (2015). "Atelomycterus erdmanni, a new species of catshark (Scyliorhinidae: Carcharhiniformes) from Indonesia" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 14: 14–27.