Crested horn shark

The crested bullhead shark, Heterodontus galeatus, is an uncommon species of bullhead shark, family Heterodontidae, occurring off eastern Australia from the coast to a depth of 93 m .

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The Crested horn shark lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 0 - 93 m environment.

The Crested Horn Shark can be distinguished by the dark blotch pattern that it has on its body and its gill slits are laterally in front of and above its pectoral fins. More

The crested horn shark has a large blunt head, very high supra-orbital crests, dorsal fin spines and distinct ventral and subterminal lobes on the tail fin The crested horn shark is found is a small area at the tip of Cape York and off the northern New South Wales coast More

Crested Horn Sharks (Heterodontus galeatus) are only found on the east coast of Australia in a confined region from southern Queensland to Montague Island. Similarities with the Port Jackson are their teeth, diet and body shape. More

Crested Horn Shark Heterodontus galeatus Crested Port Jackson Shark Image: 40M2642-03 Request Image License Fee Add Photo to Lightbox View Larger Photo View your Lightbox Order Print of Photo Crested More

Habitat: The Crested Horn Shark is endemic to Australia. They are only found on the east coast of Australia in a confined region from southern Queensland to Montague Island. More

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Common names

Crested bull shark in English
crested bullhead shark in English
Crested horn shark in English
Crested Port Jackson shark in English
Crested shark in English
Dormilón carenado in Spanish (español)
Gekamde stierkophaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Kamhornhaj in Danish (dansk)
Kamm-Stierkopfhai in German (Deutsch)
requin dormeur in French (français)
Requin dormeur à crête in French (français)
Requin dormeur à crÍte in French (français)
Srpovitý žralok plochozubý in Czech (česky)
Srpovitý žralok plochozubý in Czech (česky)
眶嵴虎鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
眶嵴虎鲨 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Heterodontiformes
Family : Heterodontidae
Genus : Heterodontus
Species : Heterodontus galeatus
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