Japanese bullhead shark

species of shark (Heterodontus japonicus)
Taxon taxon Q762929
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Summary

Japanese bullhead shark is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (812 views/month, #1,564 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Heterodontus[5]
  • Taxon name: Heterodontus japonicus[6]
  • Commons category: Heterodontus japonicus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Heterodontus japonicus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Heterodontus japonicus[9]
  • Short name: H. japonicus[10]
  • Taxon common name: Dormilón Japonés[11], Requin Dormeur Nekozame[12], Japanese Bullhead Shark[13], 日本異齒鯊[14], 寬紋虎鯊[15], 角鯊[16], 虎沙[17]
  • P14541: 1VW0De[18]

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Identifiers

Japanese bullhead shark's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 102712[19]. Japanese bullhead shark's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 95544[20]. Japanese bullhead shark's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5215682[21]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 159795[22] and 564522[23].

Why It Matters

Japanese bullhead shark has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 159795, 564522
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Itis tsn: 564522, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290800|batch #290800]]"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1VW0De
    Instance of → taxon
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Parent taxon → Heterodontus
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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