barred bull-head shark
Heterodontus zebra (Gray, 1831)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The zebra bullhead shark (Heterodontus zebra) 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 (490 and 660 ft). It can reach a length of 1.25 m (4.1 ft). The reproduction of this bullhead shark is oviparous.
Wikipedia contributors, Zebra bullhead shark; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:10:20.282803+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Heterodontus zebra (Gray, 1831)
- Name authority
- (Gray, 1831)
- Common name
- barred bull-head shark
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Heterodontiformes
- Family
- Heterodontidae
- Genus
- Heterodontus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassSelachii
- superorderGaleomorphi
- orderHeterodontiformes
- familyHeterodontidae Gray, 1851
- genusHeterodontus Blainville, 1816
- speciesHeterodontus zebra (Gray, 1831)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Heterodontus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cestracion sharkHeterodontus japonicus Miklouho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1884 | HeterodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mexican horn sharkHeterodontus mexicanus Taylor & Castro-Aguirre, 1972 | HeterodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heterodontus omanensis Baldwin, 2005 | HeterodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cestracion philippi zebra Martens, 1876 Martens, 1876 | synonym |
| Centracion philippi Garman, 1913 Garman, 1913 | synonym |
| Heterodontus phillipi Duméril, 1865 Duméril, 1865 | synonym |
| Centracion zebra Gray, 1831 Gray, 1831 | synonym |
| Cestracion zebra Gray, 1831 Gray, 1831 | synonym |
| Cestracion amboinensis Regan, 1906 Regan, 1906 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276701 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6LT3F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.