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Atelomycteridae (Coloured catsharks)
Etymology: Atelomycterus: ateles (Gr.), imperfect, unfilled or exempt; mycteros (Gr.), nostril, referring to lack of posterior nasal valve (See ETYFish); macleayi: Patronym not identified, probably in honor of William Macleay (1820-1891), Scottish-Australian politician and naturalist, who published many papers on the fihes of Australia (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Sir William John Macleay (1820–1891) was a Scottish medical student who followed his uncle Alexander to Sidney (1838), where he became an all-round naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Whitley.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 0 - 4 m (Ref. 244). Tropical; 12°S - 21°S
Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to Australia.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?, range 51 - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 244)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Épines anales: 0. Color pattern of grey saddles separated by light areas and outlined by numerous small black spots (hatchlings have a simpler pattern of dark saddles, remarkably similar to Acanthophthalmus semicinctus) (Ref. 11146).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
A little-known inshore catshark found on sandy and rocky bottom (Ref. 11146). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Hatching length around 10 cm (Ref. 6871).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Hatches at about 10 cm (Ref. 6871).
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 26 - 28.8, mean 27.8 °C (based on 172 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5157 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.7 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
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