Atelomycteridae
Sign in to saveAtelomycteridae, 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.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderCarcharhiniformes
- FamilyScyliorhinidae
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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.
==Genera== Atelomycteridae contains the following genera and species: Genus Atelomycterus Garman, 1913 Atelomycterus baliensis W. T. White, Last & Dharmadi, 2005 (Bali catshark) Atelomycterus erdmanni Fahmi & W. T. White, 2015 (spotted-belly catshark) 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)
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