Galapagos bullhead shark
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The Galapagos bullhead shark, Heterodontus quoyi, is a bullhead shark
Bullhead shark
The bullhead sharks are a small order of basal modern sharks . There are nine living species in a single genus, Heterodontus, in the family Heterodontidae. All are relatively small, with the largest species being just in adult length...

 of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 Heterodontidae, found in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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 between latitudes
Equator
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 to 10° S
10th parallel south
The 10th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 10 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America....

, at depths of between 3 and 40 m. Its length is up to 1.07 m.

Reproduction is oviparous.
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