Atelomycterus marmoratus

(Anonymous, 1830)

Vernacular names
English : Coral catshark
French : Requin-chat marbré

Classification
Class : Elasmobranchii
Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Scyliorhinidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species can reach a total length of 70 cm. Similar to A. erdmanni but with much more spotting. Coloration from reddish brown to grey with numerous small black spots sometimes forming lines and conspicuous white spots all over body.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area, from Pakistan and India to Indonesia and New Guinea, north to Philippines and southern Japan. Lives in inshore coral reefs, often found in cracks and crevices.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NEAR THREATENED
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is often targeted by fisheries and caught for the trade within its range. It is also threatened by habitat destruction on a global scale.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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