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The Galapagos bullhead sharkHeterodontus 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 Nihan

The reproduction of this bullhead shark is oviparous.

Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Heterodontiformes
Family: Heterodontidae
Genus: Heterodontus
Species: H. quoyi
Binomial name
Heterodontus quoyi

(Fréminville, 1840)

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