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Atelomycteridae (Coloured catsharks)
Etymology: Aulohalaelurus: aulon (Gr.), channel or groove, being a form of Halaelurus (now in Pentanchidae) with “conspicuous labial folds” (See ETYFish); kanakorum: -orum (L.), commemorative suffix, plural: dedicated to the Kanak, Melanesian people of New Caledonia, where this shark is endemic (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: The Kanaky are an indigenous people in New Caledonia, where the shark and dragonet were first taken. As Séret puts it, the shark is “…dedicated to the Melanesian people of New Caledonia”. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 49 - 49 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical
Distribución
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Western Central Pacific: known from a single specimen collected off southwestern New Caledonia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 79.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 11146)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Espinas anales: 0.
A rare inshore catshark found on coral reefs (Ref. 11146).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Compagno, L.J.V. and V.H. Niem, 1998. Scyliorhinidae. Catsharks. p. 1279-1292. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 11146)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Assuming fecundity<100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).