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Holohalaelurus punctatus (Gilchrist, 1914)

African spotted catshark
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Mozambique country information

Common names: Pata-roxa africana, White-spotted Izak
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, 'Red Cliff off Bazaruto', 130-140 fms (ca. 237- 256 m), RUSI 6128 (formerly ORI 2529) (neotype, 29.8 cm TL, mature male) (Ref. 75585). Occurs in southern Mozambique (Ref. 5510, 5578). Also Ref. 244, 5213.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Holbiche à gorge tachetée, Pejegato moteado, قِرش قِطّ ذو حُنجُرة مُبَقَّعة إفريقي, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Holohalaelurus: holos (Gr.), whole or entire, i.e., being a form of Halaeurus without any labial folds or grooves in the mouth. (See ETYFish);  punctatus: Latin for spotted, referring to dense covering of small brown spots on dorsal surface. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 220 - 440 m (Ref. 5510).   Deep-water; 4°S - 37°S

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