Blackspotted Catshark, Aulohalaelurus labiosus (Waite 1905)


Other Names: Australian Blackspot Catshark, Australian Blackspotted Catshark, Black Spotted Cat Shark, Black-spotted Cat Shark, Black-spotted Catshark

A Blackspotted Catshark, Aulohalaelurus labiosus, at Busselton, Western Australia, January 2018. Source: Guy Skillen / Atlas of Living Australia. License: CC BY Attribution

Summary:
A pale greyish to yellowish-brown catshark with many small to large black spots, blotches and fewer pale spots scattered on the head and body, indistinct dusky saddles across the back, and fins with pale margins and submarginal black spots.

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Bray, D.J. 2020, Aulohalaelurus labiosus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 30 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3747

Blackspotted Catshark, Aulohalaelurus labiosus (Waite 1905)

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Distribution

Endemic to south-western Western Australia, from the Recherche Archipelago to the Houtman Abrolhos.
Generally nocturnal on shallow coastal and offshore reefs.

Biology

Oviparous (egg layer), growing to at least 67 cm total length (TL). Adult males mature at approx. 54 cm TL.

Fisheries

Possibly traded in the aquarium industry.

Species Citation

Catulus labiosus Waite 1905, Records of the Australian Museum 6(2): 57, fig. 23. Type locality (neotype): Fremantle, Western Australia.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2020

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Blackspotted Catshark, Aulohalaelurus labiosus (Waite 1905)

References


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Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. 

Hoschke, A., Whisson, G. & Moore, G.I. 2019. Complete list of fishes from Rottnest Island. pp. 150-161 in Whisson, G. & Hoschke, A. (eds) The Rottnest Island fish book. 2nd ed. Perth: Aqua Research and Monitoring Services.

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. 

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. 

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. 

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. 

Lisney, T.J. & White, W.T. 2015. Aulohalaelurus labiosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41731A68610330. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41731A68610330.en. Downloaded on 05 May 2020.

McKay, R.J. 1966. Studies on Western Australian sharks and rays of the families Scyliorhinidae, Urolophidae and Torpedinidae. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 49(3): 65-82 figs 1-6 (as Halaelurus labiosus)

Regan, C.T. 1908. A synopsis of the sharks of the family Scyliorhinidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 1(6): 453-465 (as Scyliorhinus labiosus)

Springer, S. 1979. A revision of the catsharks, Family Scyliorhinidae. NOAA Technical Report NMFS, Circular 422: 1–152

Stead, D.G. 1963. Sharks and Rays of Australian Seas. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 211 pp. 63 figs. 

Waite, E.R. 1905. Notes on fishes from Western Australia. No. 3. Records of the Australian Museum 6(2): 55-82 fig. 23 pls 8-17 See ref at BHL

Whitley, G.P. 1934. Studies in Ichthyology. No. 8. Records of the Australian Museum 19(2): 153–163 DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.19.1934.695

Whitley, G.P. 1939. Taxonomic notes on sharks and rays. The Australian Zoologist 9(3): 227-262 figs 1-18 pls 20-22 

Whitley, G.P. 1940. The Fishes of Australia. Part 1. The sharks, rays, devil-fish, and other primitive fishes of Australia and New Zealand. Sydney : Roy. Zool. Soc. N.S.W. 280 pp. 303 figs.

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37015029

Conservation:IUCN Least Concern

Depth:1-10 m

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:67cm TL

Native:Endemic

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