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Heterodontus portusjacksoni (Meyer, 1793)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Heterodontiformes
family
Heterodontidae
genus
Heterodontus
species
Heterodontus portusjacksoni

Name

Synonyms
Cestracion heterodontus Sherrard, 1896
Heterodontus bonaespei Ogilby, 1908
Heterodontus philippi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Squalus jacksoni Suckow, 1799
Squalus philippi Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Squalus philippinus Shaw, 1804
Squalus portusjacksoni Meyer, 1793
Homonyms
Heterodontus portusjacksoni (Meyer, 1793)
Common names
Australiansarvihai in Finnish
Common Port Jackson Shark in English
Dogshark in English
Heterodontus portusjacksoni in French
Horn Shark in English
PJ in English
Port Jackson shark in English
Port Jackson shark in English
Port Jackson shark in English
Port Jackson-haj in Danish
Port jackson stierkophaai in Dutch
Port-Jackson-Stierkopfhai in German
Portjacksonhaj in Swedish
Requin de Port Jackson in French
Squalo di Port Jackson in Italian
Tabbigaw in English
Tabbigaw in English
Tubarão-de-Port-Jackson in Portuguese
ausztrál bikacápa in Hungarian
bullhead in English
bullhead in English
bullhead shark in English
bullhead shark in English
dormilón toro in Spanish
dormilón toro in Spanish
oyster crusher in English
oyster crusher in English
oyster-crusher in English
oyster-crusher in English
pigfish in English
pigfish in English
portjacksonski bikoglavec in Slovenian
requin dormeur taureau in French
requin dormeur taureau in French
rogatek australijski in Polish
různozubec portjacksonský in Czech
walumil in language.
Австралийская бычья акула in Russian
Австралийская рогатая акула in Russian
Рогата ајкула in Serbian
כריש מפרץ ג'קסון in Hebrew
قؤش نوّام ثَوْر in Arabic
ஜாக்சன் துறைமுகச் சுறா in Tamil
ポートジャクソンネコザメ in Japanese
澳大利亞虎鯊 in language.
Port Jackson Shark in English
Port Jackson shark in English
Tabbigaw in English
bullhead in English
bullhead shark in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p.
  2. Compagno, Leonard J. V., 1984: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 4, pt. 1.
  3. Compagno, Leonard J. V., 2001: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date, vol. 2: Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes, no. 1, vol. 2. viii + 269.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  5. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  6. King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554.
  7. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
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