California horn shark

(Heterodontus francisci)

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Description

Like other bullhead sharks,the horn shark has a short,wide head with a blunt snout and prominent supraorbital ridges over the eyes.The horn shark's supraorbital ridges are low and terminate abruptly;the space between them on top of the head is deeply concave.Each eye lacks a nictating membrane and is followed by a tiny spiracle.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order:Heterodontiformes
Family:Heterodontidae
Genus:Heterodontus
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