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Species profile—Heterodontus galeatus (crested hornshark)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) → HeterodontidaeHeterodontus galeatus (crested hornshark)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)
Family
Heterodontidae
Scientific name
Heterodontus galeatus (Günther, 1870)
Common name
crested hornshark
WildNet taxon ID
22516
Alternate name(s)
crested horn shark
crested bullhead shark
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Feral Animal
Species environment
Marine

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22516.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022