Atelomycterus is a genus of coloured catsharks in the family Atelomycteridae.
| Atelomycterus | |
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| Coral catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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.
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