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Heterodontus francisci (Horn Shark)
Scientific name: Heterodontus francisci

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Chondrichthyes → Class Elasmobranchii → Subclass Neoselachii → Infraclass Selachii → Superorder Galeomorphi → Order Heterodontiformes → Family Heterodontidae → Genus Heterodontus

Common name: Horn Shark
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeFishSharks
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Heterodontus francisci (Horn Shark)
Heterodontus francisci (Horn Shark)
The horn on the dorsal fin that gives the shark its name
Heterodontus francisci (Horn Shark)
Heterodontus francisci (Horn Shark)
Heterodontus francisci (Horn Shark)
Heterodontus francisci (Horn Shark)
Heterodontus francisci (Horn Shark)
Heterodontus francisci (Horn Shark)
Heterodontus francisci (Horn Shark)
Heterodontus francisci (Horn Shark)
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