d
1.11 Holohalaelurus punetatus: 24 em immature male (Natal). T & d as in 2.1
KEY TO SPECIES
la Anal base not more than J112 A height; denticles on
back and top of head uniform in size .. ..................... H. punctatus
1 b Anal base more than 31f2 A height; a series of large
denticles on back and top of head .... .............. .......... ... H. regani
11.11 Holohalaelurus punctatus
(Gilchrist, 1914)
PLATE 3
Spotted catshark
Spikkel-kathaai
Scylliorhinus punctatus Gilchrist, 1914: 129, Fig. (Cape Point).
Holohalaelurus punctatus: Smith, SFSA No. 42*; Springer , 1979: 92* .
Mustard brown in colour, overlaid with darker spots plus
a series of white spots along sides of body; ventral surface
pale with a characteristic pattern of dark dots and dashes.
Oviparous; 2 egg-cases at a time; males mature at about 25
cm, females at about 23 cm; males attain about 35 cm,
females not much over 26 cm. A common shark of trawls
between 220 and 440 m off Natal and southern Mozam11: SCYLIORHINIDAE (CATSHARKS)
bique; ranges north to Kenya. The type was recorded as
being taken off Cape Point but is the only specimen ever
found south of Natal.
Izak
11.12 Holohalaelurus regani
(Gilchrist, 1922)
PLATE 3
Izak
Scylliorhinus regani Gilchrist, 1922: 45 (Cape Seas) . Holohalaelurus
regani: Smith, SFSA No. 43*; Bass et aI. , 1975: 25* ; Springer, 1979: 93* .
Dark brown, paler below with the dark dots and dashes
characteristic of this genus. A 13 cm juvenile is dark black
above and below with a row of white spots along each side.
Oviparous; 2 egg-cases at a time; males mature at about 45
cm (Natal) or 55 cm (Cape), attain 57 cm ; females mature at
38-39 cm (Natal), attain 44 cm. Southwestern Cape (160 -
460 m) through Natal (200 - 400 m) to southern Mozambique (240 - 740 m) and Zanzibar (238 - 658 m). Juveniles
apparently live in deeper water than the adults.
C- d
... .
. :
,,', '
11.12 Holohalaelurusregani: top: 39 em mature female; bottom: 13 em immature female (both Natal). T & d as in 2.1 .
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1.11 Holohalaelurus punetatus: 24 em immature male (Natal). T & d as in 2.1
KEY TO SPECIES
la Anal base not more than J112 A height; denticles on
back and top of head uniform in size .. ..................... H. punctatus
1 b Anal base more than 31f2 A height; a series of large
denticles on back and top of head .... .............. .......... ... H. regani
11.11 Holohalaelurus punctatus
(Gilchrist, 1914)
PLATE 3
Spotted catshark
Spikkel-kathaai
Scylliorhinus punctatus Gilchrist, 1914: 129, Fig. (Cape Point).
Holohalaelurus punctatus: Smith, SFSA No. 42*; Springer , 1979: 92* .
Mustard brown in colour, overlaid with darker spots plus
a series of white spots along sides of body; ventral surface
pale with a characteristic pattern of dark dots and dashes.
Oviparous; 2 egg-cases at a time; males mature at about 25
cm, females at about 23 cm; males attain about 35 cm,
females not much over 26 cm. A common shark of trawls
between 220 and 440 m off Natal and southern Mozam11: SCYLIORHINIDAE (CATSHARKS)
bique; ranges north to Kenya. The type was recorded as
being taken off Cape Point but is the only specimen ever
found south of Natal.
Izak
11.12 Holohalaelurus regani
(Gilchrist, 1922)
PLATE 3
Izak
Scylliorhinus regani Gilchrist, 1922: 45 (Cape Seas) . Holohalaelurus
regani: Smith, SFSA No. 43*; Bass et aI. , 1975: 25* ; Springer, 1979: 93* .
Dark brown, paler below with the dark dots and dashes
characteristic of this genus. A 13 cm juvenile is dark black
above and below with a row of white spots along each side.
Oviparous; 2 egg-cases at a time; males mature at about 45
cm (Natal) or 55 cm (Cape), attain 57 cm ; females mature at
38-39 cm (Natal), attain 44 cm. Southwestern Cape (160 -
460 m) through Natal (200 - 400 m) to southern Mozambique (240 - 740 m) and Zanzibar (238 - 658 m). Juveniles
apparently live in deeper water than the adults.
C- d
... .
. :
,,', '
11.12 Holohalaelurusregani: top: 39 em mature female; bottom: 13 em immature female (both Natal). T & d as in 2.1 .
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