Peruvian horn shark
Heterodontus quoyi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderHeterodontiformes (Bullhead Sharks)
- FamilyHeterodontidae (Bullhead Sharks)
- GenusHeterodontus (Bullhead Sharks)
- SpeciesHeterodontus quoyi (Peruvian horn shark)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Peruvian horn shark in Galápagos Islands?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Peruvian horn shark sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 53 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Peruvian horn shark in Galápagos Islands?
November has the highest sighting rate for Peruvian horn shark in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.