Scyliorhinidae

Australian marbled catshark

Atelomycterus macleayi

Marbled markings over sand and rock

• Black
• Tropical
• Continental endemic
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Large
• Tropical fish

The Australian marbled catshark (Atelomycterus macleayi) is a coloured catshark of the family Atelomycteridae, found in the eastern Indian Ocean, endemic to Western Australia between latitudes 12 and 21°S, from the surface to 245 m (800 ft) deep. Its length is up to 60.0 cm (23 inches), and it typically inhabits coastal waters with sandy or rocky bottoms.