Galapagos bullhead shark

The Galapagos bullhead shark, Heterodontus quoyi, is a bullhead shark of the family Heterodontidae found in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean between latitudes 0° to 10°S, at depths between 3 and 40 m. It can reach a length of 1.07 m.

Galapagos bullhead shark
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Heterodontiformes
Family:	Heterodontidae
Genus:	Heterodontus
Species:	H. quoyi
Binomial name
Heterodontus quoyi (Fréminville, 1840)
Range of Galapagos bullhead shark (in blue)

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The reproduction of this bullhead shark is oviparous.