Banded sand catshark
| Banded sand catshark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Atelomycteridae |
| Genus: | Atelomycterus |
| Species: | A. fasciatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Atelomycterus fasciatus Compagno & Stevens, 1993 | |
The banded sand catshark (Atelomycterus fasciatus) is a coloured catshark belonging to the family Atelomycteridae found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean, endemic to northern Australia between latitudes 10° S and 21° S, at depths between 27 and 120 metres (89 and 394 ft). Its length is up to 45 centimetres (18 in). They were the first sharks to be discovered living in sponges.