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Heterodontus ramalheira (Smith, 1949)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Dark red-brown with scattered white spots (Ref. 6576).

Common Names

  • Mosambiekse bulkophaai , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • قؤش نوّام قَُدّ , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Hvidplettet hornhaj , Danish , Denmark
  • Witgestippelde stierkophaai , Dutch , Netherlands
  • Heterodontus zebra , English , USA
  • Mozambique bullhead shark , English , South Africa
  • White-spotted bullhead shark , English , South Africa
  • Whitespotted bullhead shark , English , Global
  • Zebra bullhead shark , English , USA
  • Valgetähniline härghai , Estonian , Estonia
  • Requin dormeur chabot , French , Global
  • 白点虎鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 白点虎鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 白點虎鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Tubarão dorminhoco de Moçambique , Portuguese , Mozambique
  • мозамбикская бычья акула , Russian , Russia
  • Dormilón boquigrande , Spanish , Spain

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Heterodontiformes

    Family: Heterodontidae

    Genus: Heterodontus

    Species: Heterodontus ramalheira (Smith, 1949)

    Climate Zone

  • demersal

    • Location

    Biology

    Found on the outer continental shelf and uppermost slopes (Ref. 247, 43278). Benthic (Ref. 43278). Feeds on crabs (Ref. 5578, 43278). Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

    Habitat

    demersal