Atelomycterus marmoratus

(Bennett, 1830)

Coral catshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Scyliorhinidae

Reference of the original description

Bennett, E.T. (1830)
Class Pisces. In (Ed.), Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (pp. 686–694), John Murray, London

Images of the original description (synonym)

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Atelomycterus marmoratum, Catulus marmoratum, Scyliorhinus marmoratus, Scylliorhinus marmoratus, Scyllium maculatum, Scyllium marmoratum, Scyllium pardus

Types
Atelomycterus marmoratus
Holotype: BMNH: 1953.5.10.5
Scyllium maculatum
Holotype: BMNH: 1953.5.10.4
Scyllium pardus
XXXX: No types known;

Description :

Citation: Atelomycterus marmoratus (Bennett, 1830): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

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Atelomycterus marmoratus (Bennett, 1830), ERB 1321, male, 58,1 cm TL, Indonesia © Frederik H. Mollen (Elasmobranch Research Belgium)

Common names
spa

Pintarroja coral, spa

Pintarroja coralera, $fra $T$$ Chien corail, eng

Coral catshark, eng

Dog fish,

Marbled cat shark, eng

Marbled catshark

Short Description
Saddle markings obsolete, light grey and white spots outlined by large black spots, bars and lines [16823].

Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan and India to Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, New Guinea, Thailand, Viet Nam, the Philippines, southern China, and Taiwan. Source: www.gbif.org

Human uses
fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Biology
Oviparous, with single egg-cases laid per oviduct [517]. Embryos feed solely on yolk [733].

Size / Weight / Age
70.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; [517])

Habitat
reef-associated; marine

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=466;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Copepoda

Nemesis santhadevii Maran, Aneesh & Moon, 2022 [31109]

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