description Mexican hornshark Overview
The Mexican hornshark, Heterodontus mexicanus, is a bullhead shark in the family Heterodontidae and an eastern Pacific species. It has a rounded, blunt snout and the paired dorsal fins characteristic of hornsharks, each preceded by a spine. Records are concentrated along the Pacific coast of Mexico and nearby Central American waters, where it lives close to the seafloor. It is relevant to field guides and marine surveys focused on benthic sharks of the eastern Pacific.
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