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Holohalaelurus melanostigma (Norman, 1939)

Crying Izak
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Tanzania country information

Common names: Crying Izak
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Zanzibar (however, actual station was closer to Pemba Island), BMNH 1939.5.24.2, (holotype of Holohalaelurus melanostigma, 33 cm TL but 33.5 in the study, adolescent male) (Ref. 75585).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AFRICANSTUDIES/PLEA/TAFIRI.HTM
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Human, B.A., 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Élasmobranches (requins et raies) (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);  melanostigma: melanos (Gr.), black; stigma (Gr.), mark or spot, probably referring to dark-colored spots on dorsal surface. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Norman.

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

marin bathydémersal; profondeur 607 - 658 m (Ref. 75585).   Tropical; 4°S - 5°S (Ref. 75585)

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences |
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