Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Heterodontiformes
Family: Heterodontidae Bullhead, horn, or Port Jackson sharks

Genus: Heterodontus

(See list of species below)

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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Heterodontus francisci
[Horn shark]

Photo by Atkinson, W.

Heterodontus galeatus
[Crested hornshark]

Photo by FAO

Heterodontus japonicus
[Japanese bullhead shark]

Photo by Swart, G.

Heterodontus mexicanus
[Mexican hornshark]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Heterodontus omanensis
[Oman bullhead shark]

Photo by Atkinson, W.

Heterodontus portusjacksoni
[Port Jackson shark]

Photo by FAO

Heterodontus quoyi
[Galapagos bullhead shark]

Photo by FAO

Heterodontus ramalheira
[Whitespotted bullhead shark]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Heterodontus zebra
[Zebra bullhead shark]

9 Species of Family Heterodontidae with Genus Heterodontus
(Bullhead, horn, or Port Jackson sharks)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1855	Heterodontus francisci	Horn shark	Eastern Pacific	122 TL
1870	Heterodontus galeatus	Crested hornshark	Western Pacific	152 TL
1884	Heterodontus japonicus	Japanese bullhead shark	Northwest Pacific	120 TL
1972	Heterodontus mexicanus	Mexican hornshark	Eastern Pacific	170 TL
2005	Heterodontus omanensis	Oman bullhead shark	Western Indian Ocean	61 TL
1793	Heterodontus portusjacksoni	Port Jackson shark	Western Pacific	165 TL
1840	Heterodontus quoyi	Galapagos bullhead shark	Eastern Pacific	107 SL
1949	Heterodontus ramalheira	Whitespotted bullhead shark	Western Indian Ocean	83 TL
1831	Heterodontus zebra	Zebra bullhead shark	Western Pacific	125 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ElasmobranchiiOrder: HeterodontiformesFamily: Heterodontidae Bullhead, horn, or Port Jackson sharksGenus: Heterodontus(See list of species below)

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Heterodontiformes
Family: Heterodontidae Bullhead, horn, or Port Jackson sharks

Genus: Heterodontus

(See list of species below)