Least ConcernGiant Pacific Octopus
Enteroctopus dofleini
One of the 26 sharks on WAnimals
Cartilaginous fish · Heterodontiformes · Heterodontidae
Heterodontus francisci
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The horn shark is a small bottom-dwelling shark with two defensive spines in front of the dorsal fins and a heavy, pig-like head. It eats sea urchins and molluscs, which it crushes with flattened rear teeth. Its egg is one of the strangest objects in the sea: a spiral-shaped capsule that the female wedges among the rocks.
Weight
5 kg – 10 kg
Size
70 cm – 1.2 m
Life expectancy
25 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Heterodontus francisci
The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 16 of 17.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Horn Shark — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about horn shark.
