Zebra bullhead shark

Zebra bullhead shark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Selachimorpha
Order: Heterodontiformes
Family: Heterodontidae
Genus: Heterodontus
Species: H. zebra
Binomial name
Heterodontus zebra
(J. E. Gray, 1831)
Range of zebra bullhead shark (in blue)

The zebra bullhead shark (Heterodontus zebra) is a bullhead shark of the family Heterodontidae. It is found in the central Indo-Pacific between latitudes 40° N to 20° S, from Japan and Korea to Australia.[2][1] It is typically found at relatively shallow depths down to 50 m (160 ft), but off Western Australia it occurs between 150 and 200 m (490 and 660 ft).[1] It can reach a length of 1.25 m (4.1 ft).[2] The reproduction of this bullhead shark is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Barratt, P. & Cavanagh, R.D. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003) (2003). "Heterodontus zebra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Heterodontus zebra" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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