Publicado: Jan 16, 2008
Por: ScubaDubaDive
Duracion: 2:0
I filmed these two baby Horn Sharks while diving off the La Jolla shores. The horn shark, Heterodontus francisci, is a bullhead shark. It can reach a size of 122 cm and is brown with black spots. Its range is from central California to the Gulf of California, Mexico, and probably also in Ecuador and Peru. It is mostly nocturnal and appears sluggish in the daytime. It can bite if it is harassed. Its habitat includes rocky reefs, kelp beds, sand flats, crevices, and caverns in a depth range from 2 to 150 m. Adults tend to return to the same resting spot every day. It feeds on invertebrates, primarily sea urchins, crabs, probably abalone, and other fish. The horn shark is oviparous, laying 12--14 cm (5 inches) long kelp-colored spiral-shaped eggs that may float up on beach shores.
Canal: Education
Tags: dive diving horn jaws jolla la leopard ocean patrick scuba shark walsh
Calificacion: 5.00 (8 votos) Reproducciones: 3110' favoriteCount='3 Comentarios: 10
ItsDanielSun Escribio:
Feb 29, 2008 - Yeah he's tasty
Crumbeyeolo Escribio:
Mar 28, 2008 - Why would you want to do that? Sharks are dangerously high in mercury.
ScubaDubaDive Escribio:
Mar 28, 2008 - I think/hope they are just kidding around ; )
vidro2 Escribio:
Apr 1, 2008 - haha Cute, They're actually called Nurse Sharks by the looks of it =] I could be mistaken.
vidro2 Escribio:
Apr 1, 2008 - Yeah nevermind, Im wrong, They look like Nurse Sharks though.
krj1168 Escribio:
Apr 13, 2008 - Nope - these aren't - Nurse Sharks. They are Horn Sharks - although they are just pups. They look to be the California species
ScubaDubaDive Escribio:
Apr 20, 2008 - You are correct...
garter10895 Escribio:
Oct 10, 2008 - hey, im going to la jolla to free dive. is there a place to see horn sharks while free diving? Thanks
papatoony Escribio:
Oct 17, 2008 - Were you diving at night? That would be so f'ing scary.
smkayser Escribio:
Jan 24, 2008 - I want to eat the little guy!