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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Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Heterodontus francisci
[Horn shark]

Photo by Photo by Atkinson, W.

Heterodontus galeatus
[Crested hornshark]

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.

Heterodontus japonicus
[Japanese bullhead shark]

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Max. Length 60.1 cm TL

Heterodontus marshallae
[Painted hornshark]

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Heterodontus mexicanus
[Mexican hornshark]

Photo by Photo by Khan, M.M.

Heterodontus omanensis
[Oman bullhead shark]

Photo by Photo by Atkinson, W.

Heterodontus portusjacksoni
[Port Jackson shark]

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.

Heterodontus quoyi
[Galapagos bullhead shark]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Heterodontus ramalheira
[Whitespotted bullhead shark]

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Heterodontus zebra
[Zebra bullhead shark]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Heterodontus francisci	Horn shark	Eastern Pacific	122 TL	1855
Heterodontus galeatus	Crested hornshark	Western Pacific	152 TL	1870
Heterodontus japonicus	Japanese bullhead shark	Northwest Pacific	120 TL	1884
Heterodontus marshallae	Painted hornshark	Eastern Indian Ocean	60.1 TL	2023
Heterodontus mexicanus	Mexican hornshark	Eastern Pacific	170 TL	1972
Heterodontus omanensis	Oman bullhead shark	Western Indian Ocean	61 TL	2005
Heterodontus portusjacksoni	Port Jackson shark	Western Pacific	165 TL	1793
Heterodontus quoyi	Galapagos bullhead shark	Eastern Pacific	107 SL	1840
Heterodontus ramalheira	Whitespotted bullhead shark	Western Indian Ocean	83 TL	1949
Heterodontus zebra	Zebra bullhead shark	Western Pacific	125 TL	1831

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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)