Atelomycterus baliensis

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Atelomycterus baliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Atelomycterus
Species: A. baliensis
Binomial name
Atelomycterus baliensis
White, Last & Dharmadi, 2005

Atelomycterus baliensis, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae found only from the Indonesian island of Bali. Its length is up to 47 cm.

Atelomycterus baliensis is a relatively small catshark with colouring of well-defined dark saddles consisting mainly of four, partly coalesced, diffuse-edged, dark brown blotches; white partly coalesced, diffuse-edged, dark brown blotches; white spots absent from body and rarely on fins; inner margin of pale tips of dorsal fins orientated almost vertically; upper pectoral fin lacking a broad, sharply defined whitish margin.

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