Grinning Izak | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Division: | Selachii |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Pentanchidae |
Genus: | Holohalaelurus |
Species: | H. grennian |
Binomial name | |
Holohalaelurus grennian Human, 2006 |
The grinning Izak or East African spotted Izak (Holohalaelurus grennian) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater catsharks. This species is found in the waters of the Western Indian Ocean, near Kenya. [2]