Baby Horn Sharks
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Uploaded by ScubaDubaDive on Jan 16, 2008
I filmed these two baby Horn Sharks while diving off the La Jolla shores.
The horn shark, Heterodontus francisci, is a bullhead shark. It can reach a size of 122 cm and is brown with black spots. Its range is from central California to the Gulf of California, Mexico, and probably also in Ecuador and Peru. It is mostly nocturnal and appears sluggish in the daytime. It can bite if it is harassed.
Its habitat includes rocky reefs, kelp beds, sand flats, crevices, and caverns in a depth range from 2 to 150 m. Adults tend to return to the same resting spot every day. It feeds on invertebrates, primarily sea urchins, crabs, probably abalone, and other fish.
The horn shark is oviparous, laying 12--14 cm (5 inches) long kelp-colored spiral-shaped eggs that may float up on beach shores.
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I want to eat the little guy!
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rabbit-like appearance! ! but you should not disperse her!!
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rabbit-like appearance! !
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is this a new underwater species of a shark?
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@cookman283 port Jackson sharks and horn sharks are different but look alike, I believe horn sharks have a small spine in front if their dorsal fin but I may just be making that up lol
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cookman283...I saw one small adult in whiteven islands (australia) in august 2008 at the sunset, in shore. I allmost put mt feet in the small shark :))) He was very calm....and forgot my camera in the boat...! It´s always the same....!
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it gets mad...
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is it me or did his color change?
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Looks like what we call Port Jackson Sharks in Aust. Same species different local name?
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Nope - these aren't - Nurse Sharks. They are Horn Sharks - although they are just pups. They look to be the California species
krj1168 3 years ago 6
You are correct...
ScubaDubaDive 3 years ago