The banded sand catshark (Atelomycterus fasciatus) is a coloured catshark belonging to the family Atelomycteridae found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean, endemic to northern Australia between latitudes 10° S and 21° S, at depths between 27 and 120 metres (89 and 394 ft). Its length is up to 45 centimetres (18 in). They were the first sharks to be discovered living in sponges.[2]
| Banded sand catshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Atelomycteridae |
| Genus: | Atelomycterus |
| Species: | A. fasciatus
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| Atelomycterus fasciatus | |
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References
edit- ^ White, W.T. (2015). "Atelomycterus fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41728A68609954. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41728A68609954.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Incorvaia, Darren (2023-09-14). "SpongeBob Lives in a Pineapple. These Sharks Live in Sponges". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Atelomycterus fasciatus". FishBase. may 2006 version.