Heterodontus francisci, Horn shark : fisheries, aquarium

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Heterodontus francisci (Girard, 1855)

Horn shark
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Heterodontus francisci
Picture by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

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sub class Elasmobranchii (ฉลามและกระเบน) (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);  francisci: Of Francisco, probably referring to San Francisco (city and/or bay), California, USA (although its range does not extend that far north of its type locality, Monterey Bay). (See ETYFish).
More on author: Girard.

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


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