Holohalaelurus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: Neoselachii
Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha
Superordo: Galeomorphii
Ordo: Carcharhiniformes

Familia: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Holohalaelurus
Species: H. favus - H. grennian - H. melanostigma - H. punctatus - H. regani
Name
Holohalaelurus Fowler, 1934

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

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Holohalaelurus in FishBase. February 2011 version.