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Heterodontus ramalheira (Smith, 1949)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

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

Name

Synonyms
Gyropleurodus ramalheira Smith, 1949
Homonyms
Heterodontus ramalheira (Smith, 1949)
Common names
Mosambiekse bulkophaai in Afrikaans
Mosambiekse bulkophaai in Afrikaans
Mozambique bullhead shark in English
Mozambique bullhead shark in English
Squalo testa di toro boccagrande in Italian
Tubarão-focinho-de-porco-de-pintas-brancas in Portuguese
Weißgepunkteter Stierkopfhai in German
White-spotted Bullhead Shark in English
dormilón boquigrande in Spanish
dormilón boquigrande in Spanish
dormilón boquigrande in Spanish
heterodontus zebra in English
heterodontus zebra in English
requin dormeur chabot in French
requin dormeur chabot in French
requin dormeur chabot in French
různozubec mozambický in Czech
turbarão dorminhoco de Moçambique in Portuguese
turbarão dorminhoco de Moçambique in Portuguese
valkotäpläsarvihai in Finnish
whitespotted bullhead shark in English
whitespotted bullhead shark in English
whitespotted bullhead shark in English
zebra bullhead shark in English
zebra bullhead shark in English
Африканская рогатая акула in Russian
Мозамбикская бычья акула in Russian
Whitespotted Bullhead Shark in English
Mosambiekse bulkophaai in Afrikaans
Mozambique bullhead shark in English
dormilón boquigrande in Spanish
requin dormeur chabot in French
turbarão dorminhoco de Moçambique in Portuguese
whitespotted bullhead shark in English

Bibliographic References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  4. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  5. 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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