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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 04/2025
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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
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]
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