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Cestracion francisci Girard 1855 (bullhead shark)

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Alternative combinations: Gyropleurodus francisci, Gyropleurodus francisci

Belongs to Cestracion according to Girard 1855

Sister taxa: Heterodontus boussioni, Heterodontus cainozoicus, Heterodontus canaliculatus, Heterodontus carerens, Heterodontus creamridgensis, Heterodontus duffini, Heterodontus granti, Heterodontus havreensis, Heterodontus laevis, Heterodontus lerichei, Heterodontus lonzeensis, Heterodontus maisierensis, Heterodontus paucicarinatus, Heterodontus philippi, Heterodontus pineti, Heterodontus polonicus, Heterodontus portujacksoni, Heterodontus rugosus, Heterodontus semirugosus, Heterodontus sowasheense, Heterodontus sulcatus, Heterodontus upnikensis, Heterodontus vincenti, Heterodontus wardensis, Heterodontus woodwardi, Cestracion coleridgensis, Cestracion cainozoicus, Cestracion longidens, Cestracion elongatus, Cestracion novozelandicus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cestracion francisci in the database

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