Holohalaelurus

Genus of sharks

Holohalaelurus
Izak catshark (H. regani)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Genus: Holohalaelurus
Fowler, 1934
Type species
Scylliorhinus regani
Gilchrist, 1922
Species

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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

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Holohalaelurus in FishBase. February 2011 version.
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Extant catshark species
Apristurus
  • Flatnose cat shark (A. acanutus)
  • A. albisoma
  • A. aphyodes
  • Brown catshark (A. brunneus)
  • Hoary catshark (A. canutus)
  • Flaccid catshark (A. exsanguis)
  • A. fedorovi
  • Humpback cat shark (A. gibbosus)
  • Longfin catshark (A. herklotsi)
  • Smallbelly catshark (A. indicus)
  • A. internatus
  • Broadnose catshark (A. investigatoris)
  • Japanese catshark (A. japonicus)
  • Longnose catshark (A. kampae)
  • Iceland catshark (A. laurussonii)
  • Longhead catshark (A. longicephalus)
  • Flathead catshark (A. macrorhynchus)
  • Broadmouth cat shark (A. macrostomus)
  • Ghost catshark (A. manis)
  • Black roughscale catshark (A. melanoasper)
  • Smalleye catshark (A. microps)
  • Smalldorsal cat shark (A. micropterygeus)
  • Largenose catshark (A. nasutus)
  • Smallfin catshark (A. parvipinnis)
  • A. pinguis
  • Spatulasnout catshark (A. platyrhynchus)
  • Deepwater catshark (A. profundorum)
  • Broadgill catshark (A. riveri)
  • Saldanha catshark (A. saldanha)
  • Pale catshark (A. sibogae)
  • South China catshark (A. sinensis)
  • Spongehead catshark (A. spongiceps)
  • Panama ghost catshark (A. stenseni)
Asymbolus
  • Australian spotted catshark (A. analis)
  • Blotched catshark (A. funebris)
  • Western spotted catshark (A. occiduus)
  • Pale spotted catshark (A. pallidus)
  • Dwarf catshark (A. parvus)
  • Orange spotted catshark (A. rubiginosus)
  • Variegated catshark (A. submaculatus)
  • Gulf catshark (A. vincenti)
Atelomycterus
  • Bali catshark (A. baliensis)
  • Banded sand catshark (A. fasciatus)
  • Australian marbled catshark (A. macleayi)
  • Eastern banded catshark (A. marnkalha)
  • Coral catshark (A. marmoratus)
Aulohalaelurus
  • New Caledonia catshark (A. kanakorum)
  • Australian blackspotted catshark (A. labiosus)
Bythaelurus
  • Arabian catshark (B. alcockii)
  • Dusky catshark (B. canescens)
  • Broadhead cat shark (B. clevai)
  • New Zealand catshark (B. dawsoni)
  • Bristly catshark (B. hispidus)
  • Spotless catshark (B. immaculatus)
  • Sombre catshark (B. incanus)
  • Mud catshark (B. lutarius)
Cephaloscyllium
  • Whitefin swellshark (C. albipinnum)
  • Circle-blotch pygmy swellshark (C. circulopullum)
  • Cook's swellshark (C. cooki)
  • Reticulated swellshark (C. fasciatum)
  • Formosa swellshark (C. formosanum)
  • Australian reticulate swellshark (C. hicosellum)
  • Draughtsboard shark (C. isabellum)
  • Australian swellshark (C. laticeps)
  • Spotted swellshark (C. maculatum)
  • Leopard-spotted swellshark (C. pardelotum)
  • Painted swellshark (C. pictum)
  • Sarawak pygmy swellshark (C. sarawakensis)
  • Flagtail swellshark (C. signourum)
  • Indian swellshark (C. silasi)
  • Speckled swellshark (C. speccum)
  • Balloon shark (C. sufflans)
  • Blotchy swell shark (C. umbratile)
  • Saddled swellshark (C. variegatum)
  • Swellshark (C. ventriosum)
  • Narrowbar swellshark (C. zebrum)
Cephalurus
  • Lollipop catshark (C. cephalus)
Figaro
  • Australian sawtail catshark (F. boardmani)
  • Northern sawtail catshark (F. striatus)
Galeus
  • Antilles catshark (G. antillensis)
  • Roughtail catshark (G. arae)
  • Atlantic sawtail catshark (G. atlanticus)
  • Longfin sawtail catshark (G. cadenati)
  • Gecko catshark (G. eastmani)
  • Slender sawtail catshark (G. gracilis)
  • Longnose sawtail catshark (G. longirostris)
  • Blackmouth catshark (G. melastomus)
  • Southern sawtail catshark (G. mincaronei)
  • Mouse catshark (G. murinus)
  • Broadfin sawtail catshark (G. nipponensis)
  • Peppered catshark (G. piperatus)
  • African sawtail catshark (G. polli)
  • Phallic catshark (G. priapus)
  • Blacktip sawtail catshark (G. sauteri)
  • Dwarf sawtail catshark (G. schultzi)
  • Springer's sawtail catshark (G. springeri)
Halaelurus
  • Speckled catshark (H. boesemani)
  • Blackspotted catshark (H. buergeri)
  • Lined catshark (H. lineatus)
  • Indonesian speckled catshark (H. maculosus)
  • Tiger catshark (H. natalensis)
  • Quagga catshark (H. quagga)
  • Rusty catshark (H. sellus)
Haploblepharus
  • Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii)
  • Brown shyshark (H. fuscus)
  • Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi)
  • Dark shyshark (H. pictus)
Holohalaelurus
  • Honeycomb Izak (H. favus)
  • Grinning Izak (H. grennian)
  • Crying Izak (H. melanostigma)
  • White-spotted Izak (H. punctatus)
  • Izak catshark (H. regani)
Parmaturus
  • White-tip catshark (P. albimarginatus)
  • White-clasper catshark (P. albipenis)
  • Beige catshark (P. bigus)
  • Campeche catshark (P. campechiensis)
  • Velvet catshark (P. lanatus)
  • McMillan's catshark (P. macmillani)
  • Blackgill catshark (P. melanobranchus)
  • Salamander shark (P. pilosus)
  • Filetail catshark (P. xaniurus)
Pentanchus
  • Onefin catshark (P. profundicolus)
Poroderma
  • Pyjama shark (P. africanum)
  • Leopard catshark (P. pantherinum)
Schroederichthys
  • Narrowmouthed catshark (S. bivius)
  • Redspotted catshark (S. chilensis)
  • Narrowtail catshark (S. maculatus)
  • Lizard catshark (S. saurisqualus)
  • Slender catshark (S. tenuis)
Scyliorhinus
  • Polkadot catshark (S. besnardi)
  • Boa catshark (S. boa)
  • Small-spotted catshark (S. canicula)
  • Yellowspotted catshark (S. capensis)
  • West African catshark (S. cervigoni)
  • Comoro catshark (S. comoroensis)
  • Brownspotted catshark (S. garmani)
  • Cinder cloudy catshark (S. hachijoensis)
  • Freckled catshark (S. haeckelii)
  • Whitesaddled catshark (S. hesperius)
  • Blotched catshark (S. meadi)
  • Chain catshark (S. retifer)
  • Nursehound (S. stellaris)
  • Izu catshark (S. tokubee)
  • Cloudy catshark (S. torazame)
  • Dwarf catshark (S. torrei)
Taxon identifiers
Holohalaelurus


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