Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Superorder Selachimorpha Family Scyliorhinidae Higher classification Holohalaelurus | |
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Similar Holohalaelurus, Izak catshark, Dwarf sawtail catshark, Campeche catshark, Saldanha catshark | ||
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.
References
White-spotted Izak Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA