Whitespotted bullhead shark
| Whitespotted bullhead shark | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Heterodontiformes |
| Family: | Heterodontidae |
| Genus: | Heterodontus |
| Species: | H. ramalheira |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterodontus ramalheira (J. L. B. Smith, 1949) | |
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| Range of whitespotted bullhead shark (in blue) | |
The whitespotted bullhead shark, Heterodontus ramalheira, is a bullhead shark of the family Heterodontidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 22° N to 26° S, at depths between 40 and 275 m. It can grow up to a length of 64 cm.
The whitespotted bullhead shark is found on the outer continental shelf. It feeds on crabs, and it is also oviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Heterodontus ramalheira" in FishBase. May 2006 version.