Crying Izak
Crying Izak | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
Genus: | Holohalaelurus |
Species: | H. melanostigma |
Binomial name | |
Holohalaelurus melanostigma Norman, 1939 | |
Range of the crying izak |
The crying Izak (Holohalaelurus melanostigma) is a very rare catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean off Mozambique and Tanzania, at depths of between 600 and 660 m. It can grow up to 38 cm in length.
References
- ↑ Human, B. 2006. Holohalaelurus melanostigma. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60229A12329559. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60229A12329559.en. Downloaded on 26 September 2017.
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