Family

Bullhead Sharks

Heterodontidae

3 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassElasmobranchii
OrderHeterodontiformes (Bullhead Sharks)
FamilyHeterodontidae (Bullhead Sharks)

Species in this group

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Heterodontus francisci

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Heterodontus quoyi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Heterodontus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bullhead Sharks

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	Horn Shark			~40%
2	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~30%
	Peruvian horn shark			~30%
3	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Mexican Horn Shark			Insufficient data
	Horn Shark			Insufficient data
4	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Mexican Horn Shark			Insufficient data

Bullhead Sharks

Species in this group

Horn Shark

Peruvian horn shark

Mexican Horn Shark

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Bullhead Sharks

Parks Ranked