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Heterodontus quoyi (Fréminville, 1840)

Description

Common Names

  • قِرش نوّام بُلدغ , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Galapážský žralok plochozubý , Czech , Czechia
  • Galapagos-hornhaj , Danish , Denmark
  • Galapagosstierkophaai , Dutch , Netherlands
  • Galapagos bullhead shark , English , Global
  • Galapagose härghai , Estonian , Estonia
  • Requin dormeur bouledogue , French , Global
  • 加拉帕哥斯虎鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 瓜氏虎鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 瓜氏虎鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • перуанская бычья акула , Russian , Russia
  • Dormilón , Spanish , Spain
  • Dormilón de Galápagos , Spanish , Spain
  • Gata , Spanish , Spain
  • Gato , Spanish , Galapagos Is.
  • Suño , Spanish , Peru
  • Tiburón gato , Spanish , Peru

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Heterodontiformes

    Family: Heterodontidae

    Genus: Heterodontus

    Species: Heterodontus quoyi (Fréminville, 1840)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Inhabits sand flat and rocky, boulder strewn reef areas, with sand between outcroppings in inshore continental and insular waters. Rests motionless on the bottom. Is docile, non-aggressive and a poor swimmer (Ref. 5227). Nocturnal (Ref. 43278). Feeds on shellfish, crabs, and small invertebrates (Ref. 28023). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Size at birth (for a newly hatched male) is 17 cm.

    Habitat

    associated