Galapagos bullhead shark
The Galapagos bullhead shark, Heterodontus quoyi, is a bullhead shark of the family Heterodontidae found in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean between latitudes 0° to 10°S, at depths between 3 and 40 m. It can reach a length of 1.07 m.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Heterodontiformes |
| Family: | Heterodontidae |
| Genus: | Heterodontus |
| Species: | H. quoyi |
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| Heterodontus quoyi (Fréminville, 1840) | |
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The reproduction of this bullhead shark is oviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Heterodontus quoyi" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
External links
- Photos of Galapagos bullhead shark on Sealife Collection
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