Horn shark
The horn shark is a small shark with a blunt head and two tall fins, each with a large spine at the front. It lives along the western coast of North America, from California to the Gulf of California. It spends its days hidden in caves and crevices and hunts at night.1

Ƙarfin dafi
Ƙayoyi masu kaifi ne ke ɗauke da dafin. Taka shi ko kama shi yana ciwo.
Yaya haɗarinsa yake ga mutane?
Haɗari ga mutane: Mai sauƙiKamar harbin ƙudan zuma ko ƙasa da haka. Kusan ba shi da lahani ga mutane.Horn sharks are harmless unless they are harassed. They are not targeted by commercial or recreational fisheries, though small numbers are caught by accident.1
Me yake yi idan ya ji tsoro?
During the day they stay still in hiding places, but they swim away quickly if disturbed.1
Idan ƙayoyinsa suka soke ka
- Ka saka raunin cikin ruwan zafi, mai zafi iyakar yadda mutumin zai iya jurewa ba tare da ya ƙone ba (ka gwada da hannunka), na tsawon minti 30 zuwa 90. Ka nemi taimakon likita, musamman don kifin dutse da stingrays.
Kullum ka fara kiran lambar gaggawa (112, 000, 911). Wannan jagorar agajin gaggawa ce ta gaba ɗaya, ba shawarar likita ba. Muhimman abubuwan agajin gaggawa
Kiyaye lafiya
- Kada ka taɓa, kada ka kama, kada ka tsokani dabbar daji, ko da ƙarama ce, kuma ko da tana kama da tana barci ko ta mutu.
- Ka ba shi sarari. Idan ka haɗu da ɗaya, ka natsu, ka koma baya a hankali kuma ka bar shi ya bi hanyarsa.
- Idan ƙayoyinsa suka soke ka: ka natsu, ka zauna ba motsi, ka kira lambar gaggawarka (112, 000, 911) ko ka je asibiti da sauri. Ka tuna yadda yake, hoto yana taimakawa.
Ba ya neman cutar da kai. Yana amfani da dafinsa don kama abinci ko don kare kansa, kuma ya fi son ya ɓuya. Ƙarin bayani game da kiyaye lafiya
A ina a duniya?
Yaya girmansa yake?
Yaya tsawonsa yake?
tsawon kyanwoyin gida 2.5 daga hanci zuwa wutsiya
tsawon ayaba 7 a jere
zai iya yin iyo tsawon babban tafkin iyo (mita 50) cikin daƙiƙa 9Yaya girman Horn shark yake idan aka kwatanta da KAI?
Lissafi ne kawai a cikin burauzarka. Ba a adana komai ko a aika ko'ina.
Yaya saurinsa yake?
Bayanai
For its size, the horn shark has the strongest bite of any shark that has been measured.1
To pull prey loose, the shark pushes its head up with a downward stroke of its tail. No other shark has been seen doing this.1
Large horn sharks that eat many sea urchins can have purple-stained teeth and fin spines.1
A Pacific angelshark was filmed trying to swallow a juvenile horn shark, but spat it out because of the spines.1
Horn sharks have only 148 electroreceptors (ampullae of Lorenzini), far fewer than most sharks, which may have over 2,000. They rely mainly on smell to find food.1
A dropped tooth takes about 4 weeks to be replaced.1
Don ƙwararru a kan dafi
- Sunan kimiyya
- Heterodontus francisci
- Rukuni
- Kifaye masu dafi
- Iyali
- Heterodontidae2
- Tsari
- Heterodontiformes
- Nahiyoyi
- Tekun Pasifik, Gaɓar Tekun California, Tekuna
- Jarirai
- They lay eggs. From February to April, females lay up to 24 eggs, two at a time, every 11 to 14 days, and wedge the egg cases into crevices to protect them.1
- Yadda yake a cikin daji
- Insufficient data (IUCN); population listed as stable on 10 October 20251
- Haɗari ga mutane
- 1 / 5: Mai sauƙi3
Inda bayanan suka fito
- Horn shark (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Heterodontus francisci (iNaturalist): sunaye da rarrabuwa.
- Venom Wiki: matakin haɗari, girman al'ada da ƙiyasin sauri namu ne. Ga yadda muke lissafa su: Yadda muke auna haɗari.
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