Atelomycteridae
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Atelomycteridae, the coloured catsharks, is a family of sharks belonging to the order Carcharhiniformes. These sharks are found in the Indian, Pacific and Western Atlantic Oceans.
| Atelomycteridae | |
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| Coral catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Suborder: | Carcharhinoidei |
| Family: | Atelomycteridae E. G. White, 1936[1] |
| Genera | |
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Genera
Atelomycteridae contains the following genera and species:[1][2][3]
- Genus Atelomycterus Garman, 1913
- Atelomycterus baliensis W. T. White, Last & Dharmadi, 2005 (Bali catshark)
- Atelomycterus erdmanni Fahmi & W. T. White, 2015 (spotted-belly catshark) [4]
- 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)
- Genus Aulohalaelurus Fowler, 1934
- Aulohalaelurus kanakorum Séret, 1990 (Kanakorum catshark)
- Aulohalaelurus labiosus Waite, 1905 (Australian blackspotted catshark)
- Genus Schroederichthys A. Smith, 1838
- Schroederichthys bivius (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838) (narrowmouthed catshark)
- Schroederichthys chilensis (Guichenot, 1848) (redspotted catshark)
- Schroederichthys maculatus S. Springer, 1966 (narrowtail catshark)
- Schroederichthys saurisqualus Soto, 2001 (lizard catshark)
- Schroederichthys tenuis S. Springer, 1966 (slender catshark)
- Genus Atelomycterus Garman, 1913