WoRMS taxon details
Heterodontus quoyi (Fréminville, 1840)
276700 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276700)
accepted
Species
Cestracion pantherinus Valenciennes, 1846 · unaccepted
Cestracion quoyi Fréminville, 1840 · unaccepted (basionym)
Gyropleurodus peruanus Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cestracion quoyi Fréminville, 1840) Fréminville, C. P. P. (1840). Notice sur une nouvelle espèce de poisson appartenant au genre Cestracion de Cuvier. <em>Magasin de Zoologie, d'Anatomie Comparée et de Palæontologie (Sér. 2).</em> v. 2 (Pt. 5): 1-3, Pl. 3. [details]
Holotype (of Cestracion quoyi Fréminville, 1840) MNHN...
, Type locality contained in Galapagos Exclusive Economic Zone
Holotype (of Cestracion quoyi Fréminville, 1840) MNHN 3445, geounit Galapagos [details]
type locality contained in Galapagos Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Heterodontus quoyi (Fréminville, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276700 on 2026-01-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cestracion pantherinus Valenciennes, 1846) Valenciennes, A. (1846). Ichthyologie. <em>In: A. du Petit-Thouars. Atlas de Zoologie. Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate "Vénus," pendant les années 1836-1839. Gide, Paris.</em> 1 Table + Pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Cestracion quoyi Fréminville, 1840) Fréminville, C. P. P. (1840). Notice sur une nouvelle espèce de poisson appartenant au genre Cestracion de Cuvier. <em>Magasin de Zoologie, d'Anatomie Comparée et de Palæontologie (Sér. 2).</em> v. 2 (Pt. 5): 1-3, Pl. 3. [details]
original description (of Gyropleurodus peruanus Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917) Evermann, B. W.; Radcliffe L. (1917). The fishes of the west coast of Peru and the Titicaca Basin. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 95: i-xi + 1-166, Pls. 1-14. [details]
original description (of Cestracion quoyi Fréminville, 1840) Fréminville, C. P. P. (1840). Notice sur une nouvelle espèce de poisson appartenant au genre Cestracion de Cuvier. <em>Magasin de Zoologie, d'Anatomie Comparée et de Palæontologie (Sér. 2).</em> v. 2 (Pt. 5): 1-3, Pl. 3. [details]
original description (of Gyropleurodus peruanus Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917) Evermann, B. W.; Radcliffe L. (1917). The fishes of the west coast of Peru and the Titicaca Basin. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 95: i-xi + 1-166, Pls. 1-14. [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 (of Cestracion quoyi Fréminville, 1840) MNHN 3445, geounit Galapagos [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat A little-known but apparently common tropical and warm-temperate bullhead shark of inshore continental and insular waters, at moderate depths on the bottom. Lives on rocky and coral reefs, often seen resting on ledges of vertical rock surfaces at 16 to 30 m depth. [details]Length Maximum total length 61 cm [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Peruvian horn sharkGalapagos horn sharkGalapagos bullhead shark | [details] |
| French | requin dormeur bouledogue | [details] |
| Spanish | tiburóntamborínsuñogatodormilón de Galápagos | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Cestracion quoyi Fréminville, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Cestracion pantherinus Valenciennes, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Gyropleurodus peruanus Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heterodontus quoyi)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cestracion pantherinus Valenciennes, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Gyropleurodus peruanus Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917)
To FishBase (from synonym Cestracion quoyi Fréminville, 1840)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Cestracion quoyi Fréminville, 1840)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gyropleurodus peruanus P11796 illustration) (from synonym Gyropleurodus peruanus Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heterodontus quoyi RAD109962-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heterodontus quoyi RAD109962-002)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Cestracion quoyi Fréminville, 1840)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Cestracion pantherinus Valenciennes, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Gyropleurodus peruanus Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heterodontus quoyi)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cestracion pantherinus Valenciennes, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Gyropleurodus peruanus Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917)
To FishBase (from synonym Cestracion quoyi Fréminville, 1840)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Cestracion quoyi Fréminville, 1840)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gyropleurodus peruanus P11796 illustration) (from synonym Gyropleurodus peruanus Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heterodontus quoyi RAD109962-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heterodontus quoyi RAD109962-002)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
