Australian marbled catshark
| Australian marbled catshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Atelomycteridae |
| Genus: | Atelomycterus |
| Species: | A. macleayi |
| Binomial name | |
| 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.