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Common names: Blackspotted catshark, Black-spotted catshark
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Tropical and temperate distribution in Western Australia (Lower W coast, N coast) (Ref. 75154). Occurs only in southwestern Australia, from Recherche Archipelago to the Houtman Abrolhos (Ref. 6871). Common on coastal reefs (Ref. 6871). Records from Northern Australia and Queensland are erroneous (Ref. 6778, 6779). Also Ref. 244.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
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Common names from other countries

Australian blackspot catshark, Chien à taches noires, Pejegato estrellado, ... more

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Élasmobranches (requins et raies) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Atelomycteridae (Coloured catsharks)
Etymology: Aulohalaelurus: aulon (Gr.), channel or groove, being a form of Halaelurus (now in Pentanchidae) with “conspicuous labial folds”. (See ETYFish); labiosus: Latin for large-lipped, referring to its prominent labial folds or furrows. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Waite.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin démersal. Subtropical; 28°S - 36°S

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Eastern Indian Ocean: confined to Western Australia.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ?, range 54 - ? cm
Max length : 67.0 cm TL (female)

Inhabits shallow coastal habitats and offshore reefs (Ref. 6871). Nocturnal (Ref. 6871). Probably oviparous (Ref. 6871).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 May 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

Harmless (Ref. 6871)

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: sans intérêt

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278): 3.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Résilience (Ref. 120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Fec assumed to be <100).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).

Aulohalaelurus labiosus (Waite, 1905)