Australian coral feline shark [1] ( lat. Atelomycterus macleayi ) is one of the species of the coral feline sharks ( Atelomycterus ), feline sharks ( Scyliorhinidae ).
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Area
This is an endemic species living on a very limited area, which probably does not exceed 20,000 square kilometers. It is found in the coastal tropical waters of western Australia between Port Headland and Melville Island [2] . at a depth of 0.5-3.5 m. These sharks prefer sandy or rocky bottom [3] .
Description
The maximum length is 60 cm. The main color is light gray, with alternating dark gray stripes and numerous black specks [4] .
Biology
In males and females, sexual maturity occurs upon reaching a length of 48 cm and 51 cm, respectively [5] . This species breeds, laying eggs about 6.6 cm long and 2.1 cm wide [3] . Newborns are about 10 cm long.
Human interaction
Commercial value is not. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has given this type the status of “least worrisome” [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Reshetnikov Yu. S. , Kotlyar A. N. , Russ T. S. , Shatunovsky M. I. Pyatiazychny dictionary of animal names. Fish. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V.E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. laz., 1989. - p. 25. - 12 500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00237-0 .
- ↑ Whitley, GP 1940 The Fishes of Australia. Part I. The sharks, rays, devilfish, and other primitive fishes of Australia and New Zealand. Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Sydney, Australian Zoological Handbook
- ↑ 1 2 Springer, S. 1979 A revision of the catsharks, family Scyliorhinidae. NOAA Technical Report. National Marine Fisheries Service Circular 422: 1-152.
- ↑ Compagno, LJV and VH Niem 1998 Scyliorhinidae. Catsharks. p. 1279-1,292. In KE Carpenter and VH Niem (eds.) FAO Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO, Rome.
- ↑ Last, PR and JD Stevens. Sharks and Rays of Australia (second ed.). - Harvard University Press, 2009. - ISBN 0-674-03411-2 .
- ↑ White, WT 2003. Atelomycterus macleayi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on May 13, 2012.