WoRMS taxon details
Heterodontus japonicus Miklouho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1884
276696 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276696)
accepted
Species
Cestracion japonicus (Miklouho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1884) · unaccepted (basionym)
Cestracion philippi japonicus Duméril, 1865 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Holotype (of Cestracion japonicus (Miklouho-Maclay &...
Holotype (of Cestracion japonicus (Miklouho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1884)) AM B.68, geounit Tokyo Bay [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Heterodontus japonicus Miklouho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276696 on 2024-06-04
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additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., 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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Cestracion japonicus (Miklouho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1884)) AM B.68, geounit Tokyo Bay [details]
From other sources
Diet feeds on crustaceans, molluscs (including top shells [Trochidae; Gastropoda]), small fishes and sea urchins. [details]Habitat A common, temperate-water bullhead shark of the western North Pacific continental shelf, occurring at moderate depths of 6 to 37 m, on or near the bottom. It prefers rocky areas (including reefs) and kelp-covered bottom. [details]
Length Maximum total length about 120 cm. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Japanse bulkophaai | [details] |
| English | Japanese horn sharkJapanese bullhead sharkCestracion sharkcat sharkbull head | [details] |
| French | requin dormeur nekozame | [details] |
| Japanese | ネコザメsazaiwarisazaewarinekozame | [details] |
| Spanish | dormilón japonés | [details] |
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Cestracion japonicus (Miklouho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1884))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cestracion japonicus (Miklouho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1884))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cestracion japonicus (Miklouho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1884))
To FishBase (from synonym Cestracion philippi japonicus Duméril, 1865)
To FishBase images (Heterodontus japonicus, Japan, by Murch, A.)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heterodontus japonicus RAD100022-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heterodontus japonicus RAD100022-001)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Cestracion japonicus (Miklouho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1884))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cestracion japonicus (Miklouho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1884))
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cestracion japonicus (Miklouho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1884))
To FishBase (from synonym Cestracion philippi japonicus Duméril, 1865)
To FishBase images (Heterodontus japonicus, Japan, by Murch, A.)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heterodontus japonicus RAD100022-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heterodontus japonicus RAD100022-001)
