---
title: "Japanese Bullhead Shark"
description: "Heterodontus japonicus — Pesci. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/japanese-bullhead-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Japanese Bullhead Shark

> Heterodontus japonicus — Pesci. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Heterodontus japonicus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 32
- Wikidata: [Q762929](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q762929)
- iNaturalist taxon: [102712](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/102712)

## Names

- en: Japanese Bullhead Shark
- de: Japanischer Stierkopfhai
- es: Tiburón cabeza de toro japonés
- fr: Requin Dormeur Nekozame
- nl: Japanse stierkophaai

## Countries with the most observations

JP (17)

## Photo

![Japanese Bullhead Shark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/japanese-bullhead-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dodd, Mead and Company · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NIEdot343.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/japanese-bullhead-shark?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).