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WoRMS taxon details
Heterodontus francisci (Girard, 1855)
AphiaID: 276694
AphiaID: 276694
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Heterodontiformes (Order) > Heterodontidae (Family) > Heterodontus (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Heterodontus Blainville, 1816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Cestracion francisci Girard, 1855 (basionym) Heterodontis francisci (Girard, 1855) (misspelling) Heterodontis francisi (Girard, 1855) (misspelling) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
additional source: FishBase, version december 2007 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Environment | marine, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | type locality: Monterey (from synonym) [details] California [details] East Pacific [details] Ecuador (not certain) [details] FAO fishing area 77 [details] FAO fishing area 87 [details] Mexico [details] Peru (not certain) [details] San Francisco [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specimen | Holotype (from synonym): AMNH, locality Monterey [view taxon] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feedingtype | adult: carnivore [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To FishBase To GenBank To Marine Species Identification Portal To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes) To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Habitat: A common benthic and epibenthic shark, found on the eastern Pacific continental shelf most abundantly at depths from 2 to 11 m but ranging from the intertidal down to at least 150 m. Found on rocky bottoms including reefs, kelp beds, sandy draws between rocks, and on sand flats. On rocks it often occurs in deep crevices and small caves, and ventures far into large underwater caverns [details] Length: Maximum 122 cm but most adults are below 97 cm. [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2009). Heterodontus francisci (Girard, 1855). In: Nicolas Bailly (2009). World Database of Marine Pisces. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276694 on 2010-09-02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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