Grinning Izak

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Grinning Izak
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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]

References

  1. Pollom, R.; Ebert, D.A.; Fennessy, S.; Fernando, S.; Gledhill, K.; Kuguru, B.; Leslie, R. (2019). "Holohalaelurus grennian". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T161531A124501309. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T161531A124501309.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Holohalaelurus grennian". FishBase . June 2025 version.