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Zebra bullhead shark
| Zebra bullhead shark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Heterodontiformes |
| Family: | Heterodontidae |
| Genus: | Heterodontus |
| Species: | H. zebra
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| Binomial name | |
| Heterodontus zebra (J. E. Gray, 1831)
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| Range of zebra bullhead shark (in blue) | |
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.[1][2] 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]
- ^ a b c Rigby, C.L.; Derrick, D.; Dharmadi, Fahmi; Ho, H.; Utzurrum, J.A.T. (2020). "Heterodontus zebra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T41825A68625931. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T41825A68625931.en. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Heterodontus zebra". FishBase. May 2006 version.
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