Elasmobranch ID game

[I<3fish]

No... It's a marbled cat shark.... Atelomycterus macleayi but he can go he was close enough

 

[Crumbs]

No... It's a marbled cat shark.... Atelomycterus macleayi but he can go he was close enough

I3<fish, Im sorry but you are wrong.

Australian Marbled Catsharks (A. macleayi) have small black spots but no white spots. Coral Cats (A. marmoratus) have white and enlarged black spots. Your catshark picture clearly has white and black spots.

This is one of the most common id mixups that seems happens everywhere including your resource for the photo.

Looks like you are up Ken

 

[krj-1168]

Actually there is presently 4 known species(that I've heard of) of the Atelomycterus catsharks.

- A. marmoratus - the Coral Catshark

- A macleayi - the Australian Marbled Catshark

- A. baliensis - the Bali Catshark

- A. fasciatus - the Banded Catshark

 

[Crumbs]

With two newly described species A. Baliensis and A. fasciatus. Neither of which have white spots. lol

 

[krj-1168]

Since I'm up - here's a catshark to ID.

The Genus should be easy after the last one. So I want species & common name.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Southern Catshark????

 

[krj-1168]

Nope. Not a Southern Catshark.

Try again.

 

[Crumbs]

Southern Catshark????

Follow Kens clue about the genus Atelomycterus and it would be one of the following:

- A macleayi - the Australian Marbled Catshark

- A. baliensis - the Bali Catshark

- A. fasciatus - the Banded Catshark

Want to take another shot someone?

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Well the last person guessed this but it was with 4 others. My answer: Bali Catshark?

 

[krj-1168]

Well Chris (Crumbs) was stating the possible options.

And no it's not a Bali Catshark - But your getting much closer. Think the most commonly found in LFS of the 3 options.