Galapagos bullhead shark

Taxobox
name = Galapagos bullhead shark
status = DD
status_system = IUCN3.1
trend = unknown
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
subclassis = Elasmobranchii
ordo = Heterodontiformes
familia = Heterodontidae
genus = "Heterodontus"
species = "H. quoyi"
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range_map_caption = Range of Galapagos bullhead shark (in blue)
binomial = "Heterodontus quoyi"
binomial_authority = (Fréminville, 1840)The Galapagos bullhead shark, "Heterodontus quoyi", is a bullhead shark of the family Heterodontidae, found in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean between latitudes 0° S to 10° S, at depths of between 3 and 40 m. Its length is up to 1.07 m.

The Galapagos bullhead shark inhabits sandy flats and rocky, boulder strewn reef areas, with sand between outcroppings in inshore continental and insular waters. It rests motionless on the bottom, and is docile, non-aggressive and a poor swimmer. It feeds on shellfish, crabs, and small invertebrates.

Reproduction is oviparous and the size at birth (for a newly hatched male) is 17 cm.

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