Heterodontus mexicanus
Taylor & Castro-Aguirre, 1972
Mexican hornshark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Heterodontiformes Heterodontidae
Reference of the original description
Heterodontus mexicanus, a new horn shark from the Golfo de California. Anales de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas México, 19, 123–143
Heterodontus mexicanus, a new horn shark from the Golfo de California. Anales de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas México, 19, 123–143
Types
Heterodontus mexicanus
Holotype: SIO: 70-90; Paratype: LACM: 6853-36; LACM: 48666-20? (old: W52-45); LACM: 8825-3; LACM: 6552-3; SIO: 70-90; SIO: 69-315; SIO: 65-305; SIO: 65-257; SIO: 65-250; SIO: 64-19; SIO: 62-236; SIO: 60-112; SIO: 59-101; UCLA: 58-46; UCLA: 50-43; UCLA: 52-45; UCLA: 55-95;
Heterodontus mexicanus
Holotype: SIO: 70-90; Paratype: LACM: 6853-36; LACM: 48666-20? (old: W52-45); LACM: 8825-3; LACM: 6552-3; SIO: 70-90; SIO: 69-315; SIO: 65-305; SIO: 65-257; SIO: 65-250; SIO: 64-19; SIO: 62-236; SIO: 60-112; SIO: 59-101; UCLA: 58-46; UCLA: 50-43; UCLA: 52-45; UCLA: 55-95;
Description :
Citation: Heterodontus mexicanus Taylor & Castro-Aguirre, 1972: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 03/2025
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Heterodontus mexicanusTaylor & Castro-Aguirre, 1972, © Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR-IPN) http://coleccion.cicimar.ipn.mx

Heterodontus mexicanusTaylor & Castro-Aguirre, 1972, © Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR-IPN) http://coleccion.cicimar.ipn.mx
Common names
Dormilón búfalo,
Gata,
Tiburón cornudo,
Tiburón perro,
Tiburón toro,
Requin dormeur buffle,
Mexican horn shark,
Mexican hornshark








Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Mexico and from Costa Rica to Colombia, probably Ecuador and Peru [531] Source: www.gbif.org
Eastern Pacific: Mexico and from Costa Rica to Colombia, probably Ecuador and Peru [531] Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: subsistence fisheries
fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Biology
Oviparous [733]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. Found on littoral continental waters, on rocky and sandy areas from close inshore down to at least 20 to 50 m depth. Also found on seamounts. Reported to reach 165 cm (Ref. 37955). Feeds on crabs and demersal fishes including midshipman (Porichthys, Batrachoididae) [531].
Oviparous [733]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. Found on littoral continental waters, on rocky and sandy areas from close inshore down to at least 20 to 50 m depth. Also found on seamounts. Reported to reach 165 cm (Ref. 37955). Feeds on crabs and demersal fishes including midshipman (Porichthys, Batrachoididae) [531].
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=2783;
shark-references Species-ID=2783;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
Trematoda
Copepoda
Cestoda
Trematoda
- Otodistomum veliporum (Creplin, 1837) Stafford, 1904 [23771]
Copepoda
- Eudactylinodes keratophagus Deets & Benz, 1986 [15946]