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title: "Port jackson stierkophaai"
description: "Heterodontus portusjacksoni — Vissen. The Port Jackson shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/port-jackson-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Port jackson stierkophaai

> Heterodontus portusjacksoni — Vissen. The Port Jackson shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) 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.

- Scientific name: *Heterodontus portusjacksoni*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 4397
- Wikidata: [Q1364894](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1364894)
- iNaturalist taxon: [57810](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/57810)

## Names

- en: Port Jackson Shark
- de: Port-Jackson-Stierkopfhai
- es: Dormilón toro
- fr: Requin dormeur taureau
- nl: Port jackson stierkophaai

## Countries with the most observations

AU (4169)

## Summary

The Port Jackson shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) 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 1.65 metres (5.5 ft) long. They are the largest in the genus Heterodontus.
The Port Jackson shark is a migratory species, traveling south in the summer and returning north to breed in the winter. It feeds on hard-shelled mollusks, crustaceans…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Jackson_shark

## Photo

![Port jackson stierkophaai](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/port-jackson-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/299797791

## Machine access

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