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Australian marbled catshark
Atelomycterus macleayi
- Usual depth0–80 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and October
- How commonRare
About this species
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.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Australian marbled catshark”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–80 m · Deepest record: 80 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Australian marbled catshark, Marbled Cat-shark, Marbled Catshark
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Australischer Korallenkatzenhai, Australischer Marmor-Katzenhai, Weißspitzen-Katzenhai
- Japanese
- コクテンサンゴトラザメ
Similar species
coral catsharkAtelomycterus marmoratus
- Bali Catshark
Atelomycterus baliensis
- Banded Catshark
Atelomycterus fasciatus
- Banded Catshark
Atelomycterus marnkalha
- Kanakorum catshark
Aulohalaelurus kanakorum
- Australian blackspotted catshark
Aulohalaelurus labiosus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 51 open-data records from 1913 to 2009.
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