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Common names: Australian marbled catshark, Marbled catshark
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
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Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Compagno, L.J.V. and V.H. Niem, 1998
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in northernwestern Australia, from Port Hedland, Western Australia to Melville I., Northern Territory (Ref. 6871). Abundant inshore along the Northern Territory coast (Ref. 6871). Reported from Queensland but these records need verification (Ref. 6871). Also Ref. 244, 11146.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens, 1994
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Common names from other countries

Australian marbled catshark, Chien marbré, Pejegato jaspeado, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (hajar och rockor) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Atelomycteridae (Coloured catsharks)
Etymology: Atelomycterus: ateles (Gr.), imperfect, unfilled or exempt; mycteros (Gr.), nostril, referring to lack of posterior nasal valve. (See ETYFish); macleayi: Patronym not identified, probably in honor of William Macleay (1820-1891), Scottish-Australian politician and naturalist, who published many papers on the fihes of Australia. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Whitley.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 4 m (Ref. 244). Tropical; 12°S - 21°S

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Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 51 - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 244)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0. Color pattern of grey saddles separated by light areas and outlined by numerous small black spots (hatchlings have a simpler pattern of dark saddles, remarkably similar to Acanthophthalmus semicinctus) (Ref. 11146).

A little-known inshore catshark found on sandy and rocky bottom (Ref. 11146). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Hatching length around 10 cm (Ref. 6871).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Hatches at about 10 cm (Ref. 6871).

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Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 May 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless (Ref. 6871)

Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26 - 28.8, mean 27.8 (based on 172 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 3.7 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resiliens (Ref. 120179): Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Fec assumed to be <100).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Low.

Atelomycterus macleayi Whitley, 1939