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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 70 m. Its length is up to 56 cm. |
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 70 m. Its length is up to 56 cm. |
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The Oman bullhead shark has large [[pectoral fin]]s, and a unique egg case, with 2 long tendrils extending from its base and flanges with 2 turns. This species differs from the [[Japanese bullhead shark]] in having 4 dark saddles (versus 11 to 14); a smaller first [[dorsal fin]] (9.3% to 10.9% of total length versus 11% to 21%); an egg case of 2 turns (versus 3) bearing extremely long tendrils. |
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Coloration is four dark saddles, more or less equally distributed along the head and body. Relatively small, dark pigmented dorsal fins, each with a white distal streak. |
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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 70 m. Its length is up to 56 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Heterodontus omanensis". FishBase. May 2006 version.