Image: A Crested Horn Shark at Macquarie Lighthouse

A Crested Horn Shark at Macquarie Lighthouse

A Crested Horn Shark at a depth of 23 m, off Macquarie Lighthouse, outside Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, February 2000.

Photographer:
Erik Schlögl
Rights:
© Erik Schlögl
Common name:
Crested Horn Shark
Scientific name:
Heterodontus galeatus
Family:
Heterodontidae

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Tags fish, ichthyology, Crested Horn shark, Heterodontus galeatus, grey, brown, Port Jackson Shark, two dorsal fins, dark blotches, dots/spots, marine, adult, shallow water, > 1m, Heterodontidae,