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Holohalaelurus melanostigma (Norman, 1939)

Crying Izak
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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 Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchi (squali e razze) (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 Ecologia

marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 607 - 658 m (Ref. 75585).   Tropical; 4°S - 5°S (Ref. 75585)

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