Atelomycteridae Explained

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) ^[1]
    • 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)

Notes and References

1. Fahmi . White, W.T. . amp . 2015 . Atelomycterus erdmanni, a new species of catshark (Scyliorhinidae: Carcharhiniformes) from Indonesia . Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation . 14 . 14–27 .