Holohalaelurus
| Holohalaelurus | |
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| Izak catshark (H. regani) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Holohalaelurus Fowler,1934 |
| Type species | |
| Scylliorhinus regani Gilchrist, 1922
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| Species | |
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Holohalaelurusis agenusofcatsharkin thefamilyScyliorhinidae,commonly known asIzak catsharksorhallelujah sharks.
Member species of this genus are distributed in the westernIndian Oceanoff the coasts of variousSouthern AfricanandEast Africancountries, fromKenyatoNamibia.
Species
[edit]- Holohalaelurus favusHuman,2006(honeycomb Izak)
- Holohalaelurus grennianHuman,2006(grinning Izak)
- Holohalaelurus melanostigma(Norman,1939)(crying Izak)
- Holohalaelurus punctatus(Gilchrist,1914)(white-spotted Izak)
- Holohalaelurus regani(Gilchrist,1922)(Izak catshark)
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011).Species ofHolohalaelurusinFishBase.February 2011 version.
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