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Atelomycteridae

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.

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Atelomycteridae
Coral catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Suborder: Carcharhinoidei
Family: Atelomycteridae
E. G. White, 19361
Genera

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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:123

References

References

  1. Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Atelomycteridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Atelomycteridae". FishBase. June 2024 version.
  4. Fahmi & White, W.T. (2015). "Atelomycterus erdmanni, a new species of catshark (Scyliorhinidae: Carcharhiniformes) from Indonesia" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 14: 14–27.