Whitespotted bullhead shark
- Whitespotted bullhead shark
Taxobox
name = Whitespotted 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. ramalheira"
range_
range_map_width = 200px
range_map_caption = Range of whitespotted bullhead shark (in blue)
binomial = "Heterodontus ramalheira"
binomial_authority = (Smith, 1949)
The whitespotted bullhead shark, "Heterodontus ramalheira", is a bullhead shark of the family Heterodontidae, found in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 22° N to 26° S, at depths of between 40 and 275 m. Its length is up to 64 cm.
The whitespotted bullhead shark is found on the outer continental shelf and uppermost slopes. It feeds on crabs, and is oviparous.
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