WoRMS taxon details
Heterodontus mexicanus Taylor & Castro-Aguirre, 1972
276697 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276697)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Taylor, L. R. Jr.; Castro-Aguirre, J. L. (1972). Heterodontus mexicanus, a new horn shark from the Golfo de California. <em>Anales de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, México.</em> v. 19: 123-143. [In English, Spanish summary.]. [details]
Holotype SIO SIO-70-90, geounit Sonora
Holotype SIO SIO-70-90, geounit Sonora [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Heterodontus mexicanus Taylor & Castro-Aguirre, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276697 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Taylor, L. R. Jr.; Castro-Aguirre, J. L. (1972). Heterodontus mexicanus, a new horn shark from the Golfo de California. <em>Anales de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, México.</em> v. 19: 123-143. [In English, Spanish summary.]. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SIO SIO-70-90, geounit Sonora [details]
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on crabs and demersal fishes including midshipman (Porichthys, Batrachoididae). [details]Habitat A warm-temperate and tropical bullhead shark of littoral continental waters, found on rocky bottom including reefs and seamounts, on coral reefs, and on sandy areas from close inshore down to 20 to 50 m depth. [details]
Length Maximum size about 70 cm. [details]
