Japanese bullhead shark

The Japanese bullhead shark, Heterodontus japonicus, is a species of bullhead shark, family Heterodontidae, found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Japan, Korea, and China.

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Original source: Osaka aquarium-254 Author Jennifer Feuchter from Surrey
Author: Jennifer Feuchter from Surrey, Canada

The Japanese bullhead shark lives in the demersal, marine, depth range 6 - 37 m environment.

The Japanese bullhead shark, Heterodontus japonicus, is a bullhead shark of the family Heterodontidae, found in the northwest Pacific Ocean around Japan, Korea, and northern China including Taiwan Island on the continental shelf at depths of between 6 and 37 m. More

The Japanese Bullhead Shark can be recognised by its pattern of broad saddles or bars on the body. More

No image of Japanese bullhead shark found in the Shark Database Range Map Earth Map Systematics Phylum: Vertebates (Chordata) Class: Carlilagenous Fishes (Chondrichthyes) Order: Bullhead sharks (Heterodontiformes) More

Here’s a Japanese bullhead shark (Heterodontus japonicus), which doesn’t exactly fit the popular media stereotype (perhaps stereohype is a better term?) of sharks. This is a juvenile, about 50cm to 60cm long. More

Common names

Bull-head shark in English
dormilón japonés in Spanish (español)
Japanease bullhead shark in English
Japanese bullhead shark in English
Japanischer Hornhai in German (Deutsch)
Japanischer Stierkopfhai in German (Deutsch)
Japanse stierkophaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Japansk hornhaj in Danish (dansk)
Japonský žralok plochozubý in Czech (česky)
Japonský žralok plochozubý in Czech (česky)
Kuān wén hǔ shā in Mandarin Chinese
Kwaeng-i-sang-ǒ in Korean (한국어)
Lǎo hǔ shā in Mandarin Chinese
Nekozame in Japanese (日本語)
Port Jackson shark in English
Rekin rogatek in Polish (polski)
requin dormeur nekozame in French (français)
宽纹虎鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
寬紋虎鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
日本异齿鲛 in Mandarin Chinese
日本異齒鮫 in Mandarin Chinese
虎沙 in Mandarin Chinese
角鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
角鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
괭이상어 in Korean (한국어)

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Order : Heterodontiformes
Family : Heterodontidae
Genus : Heterodontus
Species : Heterodontus japonicus
Authority : Maclay & Macleay, 1884