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Banded sand catshark

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Scyliorhinidae

Scientific name
  
Atelomycterus fasciatus

Higher classification
  
Atelomycterus

Order
  
Carcharhiniformes

Superorder
  
Selachimorpha

Genus
  
Atelomycterus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

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Similar
  
Variegated catshark, New Caledonia catshark, Asymbolus funebris, Australian blackspotted catshark, Dwarf sawtail catshark

The banded sand catshark, Atelomycterus fasciatus, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean, endemic to northern Australia between latitudes 10° S and 21° S, at depths between 27 and 120 m. Its length is up to 45 cm.

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Banded sand catshark Wikipedia