White-spotted Izak

White-spotted Izak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
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.

  1. ^ Pollom, R.; Gledhill, K.; Leslie, R.; Samoilys, M.; Sink, K. (2020). "Holohalaelurus punctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161675A124526498. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161675A124526498.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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