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Atelomycterus marmoratus (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)

Coral catshark
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Atelomycteridae (Coloured catsharks)
Etymology: Atelomycterus: ateles (Gr.), imperfect, unfilled or exempt; mycteros (Gr.), nostril, referring to lack of posterior nasal valve. (See ETYFish);  marmoratus: Latin for marbled, referring to white blotches over large black spots and bars. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated. Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan and India to Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, New Guinea, Thailand, Viet Nam, the Philippines, southern China; north to Japan.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 49 - ? cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 244)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Saddle markings obsolete, light grey and white spots outlined by large black spots, bars and lines (Ref. 11146).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A common but little-known inshore shark found on coral reefs and though to inhabit crevices and holes on reefs (Ref. 11146). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Caught occasionally by various fisheries operating over coral reefs and probably adversely affected by dynamite fishing (Ref.58048). Utilized fresh and dried-salted for food or processed for fishmeal and oil (Ref. 244).

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Oviparous, with single egg-cases laid per oviduct (Ref. 244). Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

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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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Near Threatened (NT) (A2cd); Date assessed: 14 May 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless (Ref. 11146)





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Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 25.3 - 29.3, mean 28.6 °C (based on 2581 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5156   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Low.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 12.7 [3.0, 68.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.425 [0.109, 1.193] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [15.1, 21.5] %; Omega3 = 0.0716 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 24.8 [7.6, 70.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 102 [38, 264] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.841 [0.396, 1.722] mg/100g (wet weight);