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Elasmobranchii (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); fasciatus: Latin for banded, referring to slender, brown saddles on a white background. (See ETYFish).

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Marine; demersal; depth range 27 - 122 m (Ref. 11146), usually ? - 60 m (Ref. 11146). Tropical; 10°S - 21°S

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Indo-West Pacific: northern Australia. Western Australian specimens lack the white spots and are lighter colored.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 34.5, range 30 - 39 cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11146)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Black spots and markings relatively few, small, and scattered, color pattern dominated by greyish saddles and bands on light background (Ref. 11146). Western Australian specimens lack the white spots and are lighter in color (Ref. 11146).

A common offshore catshark found on mud, sand, or shelly-sand bottom (Ref. 11146). Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

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Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

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Compagno, L.J.V. and V.H. Niem, 1998. Scyliorhinidae. Catsharks. p. 1279-1292. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 11146)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 25.3 - 28.3, mean 26.6 °C (based on 22 cells).

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

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

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).

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Atelomycterus fasciatus Compagno & Stevens, 1993