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Izak Sharks
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Izak Sharks

Holohalaelurus

Holohalaelurus is a genus of deepwater catshark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, 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.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Izak

speciesHolohalaelurus regani

Honeycomb Izak

speciesHolohalaelurus favus

Grinning Izak

speciesHolohalaelurus grennian

White-spotted Izak

speciesHolohalaelurus punctatus

Crying Izak

speciesHolohalaelurus melanostigma

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 88936.