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Marbled catshark

Atelomycterus macleayi Whitley, 1939

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The marbled catshark (Atelomycterus macleayi) is a species in the family Scyliorhinidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the marbled catshark

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the marbled catshark live?

Not recorded

Is the marbled catshark endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the marbled catshark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyScyliorhinidae
  6. genusAtelomycterus
  7. SpeciesAtelomycterus macleayi Whitley, 1939
Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Australian marbled catsharkEnglish
  • Marbled cat-sharkEnglish
  • máčka MacLeyaovaCzech
  • Weißspitzen-KatzenhaiGerman
  • australianpantterihaiFinnish
  • Gattuccio marmoreggiato australianoItalian
  • コクテンサンゴトラザメJapanese
  • Australische marmerkathaaiDutch
  • Tubarão-gato-rajadoPortuguese
  • Австралийская коралловая кошачья акулаRussian
  • Australischer KorallenkatzenhaiGerman
  • Australischer Marmor-KatzenhaiGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marbled catshark

Other species in the same genus Atelomycterus.

Dog fish

Atelomycterus marmoratus

ScyliorhinidaeNo free photo yet

Bali catshark

Atelomycterus baliensis

ScyliorhinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the marbled catshark?

The marbled catshark (Atelomycterus macleayi) belongs to the family Scyliorhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Marbled catshark (Atelomycterus macleayi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-catshark

MLA

“Marbled catshark (Atelomycterus macleayi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-catshark.

BibTeX
@misc{marbled_catshark_2026,
  title = {Marbled catshark (Atelomycterus macleayi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marbled-catshark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}