Order of sharks
Bullhead sharkTemporal range:
183–0 Ma Early Toarcian to Present[1] [2]
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Horn shark , Heterodontus francisci
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Subclass:
Elasmobranchii
Infraclass:
Euselachii
Superorder:
Selachimorpha
Order:
Heterodontiformes L. S. Berg , 1940
Family:
Heterodontidae J. E. Gray , 1851
Genus:
Heterodontus Blainville , 1816
Species
See text
The bullhead sharks are a small order (Heterodontiformes ) of modern sharks (Neoselachii ). The nine living species are placed in a single genus, Heterodontus , in the family Heterodontidae . All are relatively small, with the largest species reaching just 1.65 metres (5.5 ft) in maximum length. They are bottom feeders in tropical and subtropical waters.
The Heterodontiforms appear in the fossil record in the Early Jurassic , well before any of the other Galeomorphii , a group that includes all modern sharks except the dogfish and its relatives. However, they have never been common, and their origin probably lies even further back.
Description [ ]
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The bullhead sharks are morphologically rather distinctive. The mouth is located entirely anterior to the orbits. Labial cartilages are found in the most anterior part of the mouth. Nasoral grooves are present, connecting the external nares to the mouth. The nasal capsules are trumpet-shaped and well-separated from orbits. Circumnarial skin folds are present, but the rostral process of the neurocranium (braincase) is absent, although a is present. Finally, the braincase bears a .
The eyes lack a nictitating membrane . A spiracle is present, but small. The dorsal ends of the fourth and fifth branchial arches are attached, but not fused into a "pickaxe" as in lamniform sharks . Heterodontiforms have two dorsal fins , with fin spines, as well as an anal fin . The dorsal and anal fins also contain basal cartilages , not just fin rays.
Species [ ]
Nine living species of bullhead shark have been described:
Heterodontus francisci (Girard , 1855) (horn shark)
Heterodontus galeatus (Günther , 1870) (crested bullhead shark)
Heterodontus japonicus (Maclay & W. J. Macleay , 1884) (Japanese bullhead shark)
Heterodontus mexicanus ( & Castro-Aguirre , 1972) (Mexican hornshark)
Heterodontus omanensis (, 2005) (Oman bullhead shark)
Heterodontus portusjacksoni (F. A. A. Meyer , 1793) (Port Jackson shark)
Heterodontus quoyi (Fréminville , 1840) (Galapagos bullhead shark)
Heterodontus ramalheira (J. L. B. Smith , 1949) (whitespotted bullhead shark)
Heterodontus zebra (J. E. Gray , 1831) (zebra bullhead shark)
A Port Jackson shark , Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Dentition and oronasal grooves of a Port Jackson shark
See also [ ]
Sharks portal
List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
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