Port Jackson shark
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| phylum | Chordata | The Port Jackson shark is a nocturnal, oviparous (egg laying) type of bullhead shark of the family Heterodontidae, found in the coastal region of southern Australia, including the waters off Port Jackson. It has a large, blunt head with prominent forehead ridges and dark brown harness-like markings on a lighter grey-brown body, and can grow up to 1.67 metres (5.5 ft) long. The Port Jackson shark is a migratory species, traveling south in the summer and returning north to breed in the winter months.
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| class | Chondrichthyes | |
| order | Heterodontiformes | |
| family | Heterodontidae | |
| genus | Heterodontus | |
| species | H. portusjacksoni |
