White-spotted Izak
The white-spotted Izak or African spotted catshark (Holohalaelurus punctatus) is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean off the coasts of Natal, South Africa, southern Mozambique, Madagascar, Kenya, and Tanzania between latitudes 4° S and 37° S, at depths of between 220 and 440 m. It can grow up to 35 cm in length.
| White-spotted Izak | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Holohalaelurus |
| Species: | H. punctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Holohalaelurus punctatus (Gilchrist, 1914) | |
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See also
References
- Human, B. 2009. Holohalaelurus punctatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161675A5478093. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161675A5478093.en. Downloaded on 26 September 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Holohalaelurus punctatus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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