Horn Shark

Horn Shark

• Kingdom: Animalia

• ​Class: Chondrichthyes

• ​Order: Heterodontiformes

• ​Family: Heterodontidae

• ​Genus: Heterodontus

• ​Scientific Name: Heterodontus Francisci

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​Scientific Classification

• Number of Species: 1

• ​Species name: Horn Shark

• ​Population Size (Number): Unknown

​Conservation Status

• Color: Brown, Grey, Black, Yellow

• ​Skin Type: Smooth

• ​Weight: 20 Pounds

• ​Length: 70cm - 120cm

• ​Lifespan: 12 years old age in captivity, 20 - 50 years old in wild

​Physical Characteristic

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• Nature: Marine (Ocean)

• Area:​ Continental Shelf of the eastern pacific ocean. occurring off the coasts of California and Baja California from Monterey Baysouthward, and in the Gulf of California. Uncommon influxes of warm water northward may bring it as far as San Francisco Bay

​Habitat

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• They are Carnivores

• ​Primer Dietary: Hard-shell mollusk (bivalves, Gastropods), Echinoderms (Sea urchin), Crustaceans (Crab, shrimps, isopods)

• ​Additional Dietary: Peanut Worms, Sea Stars, Cephalopods, Small bony fishes

Dietary

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• Preys: Hard-shell mollusk, Sea urchin, small bony fish, etc.

• Predators:​ Northern Elephant Seal or any type of seal

Food Chain

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​Reproduction

Psychological Behaviour

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