WoRMS taxon details
Heterodontus mexicanus Taylor & Castro-Aguirre, 1972
276697 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276697)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Holotype SIO SIO-70-90, geounit Sonora
Holotype SIO SIO-70-90, geounit Sonora [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2022). 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 2022-05-28
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additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021)., 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 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
Holotype SIO SIO-70-90, geounit Sonora [details]
From other sources
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]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Mexican hornsharkMexican horn sharkbuffalo hornshark | [details] |
| French | requin dormeur buffle | [details] |
| Spanish | tiburón perrogatadormilón búfalo | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To ITIS
