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Holohalaelurus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Scyliorhinidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Superorder
  
Selachimorpha

Scientific name
  
Holohalaelurus

Higher classification
  
Catshark

Order
  
Carcharhiniformes

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Lower classifications
  
Izak catshark, White‑spotted Izak

Holohalaelurus is a genus of catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae, commonly known as Izak catsharks or hallelujah sharks.

Member species of this genus are distributed in the western Indian Ocean off the coasts of various Southern African and East African countries, from Kenya to Namibia.

Species

  • Holohalaelurus favus Human, 2006 (Honeycomb Izak)
  • Holohalaelurus grennian Human, 2006 (Grinning Izak)
  • Holohalaelurus melanostigma (Norman, 1939) (Crying Izak)
  • Holohalaelurus punctatus (Gilchrist, 1914) (White-spotted Izak)
  • Holohalaelurus regani (Gilchrist, 1922) (Izak catshark)

    • References

    Holohalaelurus Wikipedia
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