ID Cat Shark

[capo larzo]

Just so im positive, this is a juvenile Coral Cat Shark and not an Australian Marbled Cat Shark, correct?
Any help is appreciated.

 

[capo larzo]

Can anyone help me? Anybody out there?

 

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The picture you posted is of a Coral Catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus). Australian Marbled Catsharks (A. macleayi) do not have white spots as do the shark you posted.

 

[capo larzo]

i actually meant whitespotted bamboo cat shark, or one of its many names, aka marbled cat shark, or bamboo cat shark. However its referred to. On aquacon.com they have something they call a bamboo cat shark for sale. It looks very similar to the pictures above. I believe my shark to be a coral cat. I just want to be sure because of the confusion from one resource to the next.
Appreciate the help.

 

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Well, aquacon has it all wrong. Bamboo and Catsharks are two different families. To make things even more confusing they provide a scientific name that should clarify matters but it still does not corrispond to the picture. Their "Bamboo Catshark" (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) is in fact a Coral Catsharks "Atelomycterus marmoratus."

I wound't ever give my business to a store that sells Nurse Sharks anyway.