White-spotted Izak

White-spotted Izak
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Carcharhiniformes
Family:Scyliorhinidae
Genus:Holohalaelurus
Species: H. punctatus
Binomial name
Holohalaelurus punctatus
(Gilchrist, 1914)

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.

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References

  1. 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.


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