Animal Diversity Web

Holohalaelurus punctatus

African spotted catshark

(Also: Punctate dogfish; Spotted catshark)

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Class Chondrichthyes (rays, sharks, and relatives)
        
        Elasmobranchii
        
        Order Carcharhiniformes
        
        Family Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks)
        
        Genus Holohalaelurus
        
        Species Holohalaelurus punctatus (African spotted catshark)