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Holohalaelurus punctatus (Gilchrist, 1914)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. A broad-headed, dwarf catshark with small dark brown spots closely set on a yellow-brown or orange-brown background; small black pores on underside of head and body; no labial furrows (Ref. 5578).

Common Names

  • Spikkel-kathaai , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • قِرش قِطّ ذو حُنجُرة مُبَقَّعة إفريقي , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Afrikaanse gevlekte kathaai , Dutch , Netherlands
  • African spotted catshark , English , Global
  • Punctate dogfish , English , South Africa
  • Spotted catshark , English , South Africa
  • Spotted dogfish , English , South Africa
  • White-spotted Izak , English , Mozambique
  • Täpik-kirihai , Estonian , Estonia
  • Holbiche à gorge tachetée , French , Global
  • 斑点似梅花鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 斑点似梅花鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 斑點似梅花鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Pata-roxa africana , Portuguese , Mozambique
  • Pejegato moteado , Spanish , Spain

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Carcharhiniformes

    Family: Pentanchidae

    Genus: Holohalaelurus

    Species: Holohalaelurus punctatus (Gilchrist, 1914)

    Climate Zone

  • bathydemersal

    • Location

    Biology

    Found on the uppermost continental slopes (Ref. 244). Feeds on small fishes, crustaceans, and cephalopods (Ref. 5213). The adult males are larger than females, a characteristic unusual among sharks (Ref. 244). Manifests partial sexual segregation. Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

    Habitat

    bathydemersal