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]
| Grinning Izak | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Pentanchidae |
| Genus: | Holohalaelurus |
| Species: | H. grennian
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| Binomial name | |
| Holohalaelurus grennian Human, 2006
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Holohalaelurus grennian". FishBase. June 2025 version.
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