boesemani, Halaelurus Springer [S.] & D'Aubrey [J. D.] 1972:11, Figs. 1D [Investigational Report. Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban No. 29; ref. 17325] Off coast of Somalia, 11°37'N, 51°27'E, depth 67-72 meters. Holotype: USNM 205136. Additional material or paratypes: (9) BMNH 1939.5.24.1 (1); USNM 201763 (3), 221424 (1); WAM P.14836-001 (1). Type catalog: Howe & Springer 1993:4 [ref. 21812], Moore et al. 2008:4 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Halaelurus boesemani Springer & D'Aubrey 1972 -- (Compagno 1984:321 [ref. 6846], Gubanov & Timoxin 1989:222 [ref. 36138], Paxton et al. 1989:73 [ref. 12442], Last & Stevens 1994:203 [ref. 23873], Compagno & Niem 1998:1291 [ref. 23787], Compagno 1999:480 [ref. 25589], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:579 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:14 [ref. 25847], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S91 [ref. 27377], Bonfil & Abdallah 2004:23 [ref. 27735], Compagno et al. 2005:26 [ref. 29145] as cf. boesemani, Hoese et al. 2006:87 [ref. 28999], White et al. 2007:20 [ref. 29295], Akhilesh et al. 2011:40 [ref. 31200], Weigmann 2016:40 [ref. 34211], Human & Ebert 2022:478 [ref. 39666]). Current status: Valid as Halaelurus boesemani Springer & D'Aubrey 1972. Pentanchidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Somalia and Gulf of Aden. Habitat: marine.