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| name = Oman bullhead shark
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| status = DD
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| status_system = iucn3.1
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| status_ref = &nbsp;<ref>{{IUCN2009.2 |assessor=S. V. Valenti |year=2008 |id=161720 |title=Heterodontus omanensis |downloaded=February 6, 2010}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Ebert, D.A. |author2=Khan, M. |author3=Valinassab, T. |author4=Akhilesh, K.V. |author5=Tesfamichael, D. |date=2017 |title=''Heterodontus omanensis'' |volume=2017 |page=e.T161720A109916524 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T161720A109916524.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Heterodontus
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| species = omanensis
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The '''Oman bullhead shark''', ''Heterodontus omanensis'', is a [[bullhead shark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] Heterodontidae found in the [[tropical]] western [[Indian Ocean]] around central [[Oman]], from the surface to a depth of 72 m on the continental shelf. This [[species]] can reach a maximum length of 61&nbsp;cm, but on average, reaches 56&nbsp;cm. This shark was described in 2005, making it one of the most recently described of its [[genus]]. The Oman bullhead shark likely is accidentally caught as bycatch, putting the species at risk. <!-- More research is needed to report on the biology and conservation status of this shark.
The '''Oman bullhead shark''', ''Heterodontus omanensis'', is a [[bullhead shark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] Heterodontidae found in the [[tropical]] western [[Indian Ocean]] around central [[Oman]], from the surface to a depth of {{convert|72|m|abbr=on}} on the continental shelf. This [[species]] has an average length of {{convert|56|cm|abbr=on}} and can reach a maximum length of {{convert|61|cm|abbr=on}}. This shark was described in 2005, making it one of the most recently described of its [[genus]]. The Oman bullhead shark likely is accidentally caught as bycatch, putting the species at risk. <!-- More research is needed to report on the biology and conservation status of this shark.
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==References==
==References==
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* {{FishBase_species| genus = Heterodontus | species = omanensis | month = May | year = 2006}}
* {{FishBase| genus = Heterodontus | species = omanensis | month = May | year = 2006}}


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[[Category:Heterodontidae]]
[[Category:Heterodontidae]]
[[Category:Fauna of Oman]]
[[Category:Fish of the Indian Ocean]]
[[Category:Cartilaginous fish described in the 21st century]]
[[Category:Fish described in 2005]]
[[Category:Fish described in 2005]]

Latest revision as of 00:03, 25 April 2022

Oman bullhead shark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Heterodontiformes
Family: Heterodontidae
Genus: Heterodontus
Species:
H. omanensis
Binomial name
Heterodontus omanensis
Range of the Oman bullhead shark

The Oman bullhead shark, Heterodontus omanensis, is a bullhead shark of the family Heterodontidae found in the tropical western Indian Ocean around central Oman, from the surface to a depth of 72 m (236 ft) on the continental shelf. This species has an average length of 56 cm (22 in) and can reach a maximum length of 61 cm (24 in). This shark was described in 2005, making it one of the most recently described of its genus. The Oman bullhead shark likely is accidentally caught as bycatch, putting the species at risk.

References

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  1. ^ Ebert, D.A.; Khan, M.; Valinassab, T.; Akhilesh, K.V.; Tesfamichael, D. (2017). "Heterodontus omanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T161720A109916524. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T161720A109916524.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.