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Galapagos bullhead shark
| Galapagos bullhead shark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Heterodontiformes |
| Family: | Heterodontidae |
| Genus: | Heterodontus |
| Species: | H. quoyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterodontus quoyi (Fréminville, 1840)
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| Range of Galapagos bullhead shark (in blue) | |
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.
The reproduction of this bullhead shark is oviparous.
- ^ Kyne, P.M.; Charvet, P.; Areano, E.M.; Cevallos, A.; Espinoza, M.; González, A.; Herman, K.; Mejía-Falla, P.A.; Morales-Saldaña, J.M.; Navia, A.F.; Velez-Zuazo, X. (2020). "Heterodontus quoyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44579A124433617. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44579A124433617.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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