Whitespotted bullhead shark
Species of shark
Whitespotted bullhead shark | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Heterodontiformes |
Family: | Heterodontidae |
Genus: | Heterodontus |
Species: | H. ramalheira |
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Heterodontus ramalheira (J. L. B. Smith, 1949) | |
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Range of whitespotted bullhead shark (in blue) |
The whitespotted bullhead shark, Heterodontus ramalheira, is a bullhead shark of the family Heterodontidae found in the western and northern Indian Ocean between latitudes 22°N to 26°S, at depths between 40 and 305 m. It can grow up to a length of 83 cm.
Little is known about the whitespotted bullhead shark. It is found on the outer continental shelf and is thought to feed on crabs, based on the gut contents of two specimen.[1] As a member of the genus Heterodontus, it is thought to be oviparous, but egg case of this species have never been seen.[1]
References
- ^ a b Compagno, Leonard (2002). "Sharks of the World". FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. 2: 31–50.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Heterodontus ramalheira" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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Extant shark species
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Subphylum Vertebrata
- Class Chondrichthyes
- Subclass Elasmobranchii
- Subdivision Selachii
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Order Echinorhiniformes (Bramble sharks) | |||||
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Order Heterodontiformes (Bullhead sharks) | |||||
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