Zebra Hornshark
Heterodontus zebra
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
The zebra bullhead shark is a bullhead shark of the family Heterodontidae found in the central Indo-Pacific between latitudes 40°N and 20°S, from Japan and Korea to Australia. 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. It can reach a length of 1.25 m (4.1 ft). The reproduction of this bullhead shark is oviparous.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Heterodontiformes
- Family
- Heterodontidae
- Genus
- Heterodontus