Heterodontus omanensis, Oman bullhead shark

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Heterodontus omanensis Baldwin, 2005

Oman bullhead shark
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Elasmobranchii (haaien en roggen) (sharks and rays) > Heterodontiformes (Bullhead and horn sharks) > Heterodontidae (Bullhead, horn, or Port Jackson sharks)
Etymology: Heterodontus: heteros (Gr.), different; odontos (Gr.), tooth, referring to pointy teeth (for clutching prey) at front of jaws, different than rounded molar-like teeth (for grinding hard-shelled invertebrates) at the back. (See ETYFish);  omanensis: -ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Gulf of Masira, Central Oman, Arabian Sea, type locality. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie


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