coral catshark
| Scientific name | Atelomycterus marmoratus |
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| Descriptor | Bennet |
| Year of description | 1830 |
| IUCN category | NT |
| Family | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus | Atelomycterus |
Introduction
Atelomycterus marmoratus, commonly known as coral catshark, is a salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size55 cm
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Maximum size70 cm
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Longevity21 year
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Mimicryrocky bottoms
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Patterntasks
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Average size55 cm
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Maximum size70 cm
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Longevity21 year
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Mimicryrocky bottoms
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Patterntasks
How to recognize the coral catshark ?
The coral catshark measures between 55 and 70 cm. This fish is tricolore with a predominantly noir, blanc and beige body. The also has noir and blanc tasks.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilitysolitary
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territorialYes
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Way of livingnocturnal
The coral catshark is a fish solitary naturally found on the bottom. This species is carnivorous . This fish lives mainly at night. Usually, it leaves its hiding place and starts to be active once it gets dark.
This species is territorial and does not appreciate the presence of intruders nearby, especially animals with similar behavior. However, the coral catshark has little concern for non-territorial animals.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare
The coral catshark is a fish ovipare.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
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What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature25 - 30 °C
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Depth5 - 100 m
Biotope presentation
The coral catshark is most often found at a depth between 5m and 100m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
To go further
Species of the same family
pyjama shark
Scyliorhinidae
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Sources & Contributions
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Tags
Species of the same family
pyjama shark
Scyliorhinidae
Species of the same biotope
Scientific partners