WoRMS taxon details
Heterodontus zebra (Gray, 1831)
AphiaID: 276701
AphiaID: 276701
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Heterodontiformes (Order) > Heterodontidae (Family) > Heterodontus (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Heterodontus Blainville, 1816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Centracion philippi Garman, 1913 Centracion zebra Gray, 1831 (basionym) Cestracion amboinensis Regan, 1906 Cestracion philippi japonicus Duméril, 1865 Cestracion philippii Peters, 1880 Cestracion phillippi zebra Martens, 1876 Heterodontus phillipi Dumeril, 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details] additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Environment | marine, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Ambon [details] China [details] FAO fishing area 57 [details] FAO fishing area 61 [details] FAO fishing area 71 [details] Indonesia [details] Japan [details] Korea Island [details] Sulawesi [details] Taiwan [details] Vietnam [details] West Australia [details] West Pacific [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specimens |
Holotype (from synonym): BMNH 1867.11.28.100 or 183, locality Amboina [view taxon]
Holotype (from synonym): BMNH 1953.5.10.4, locality China (Swatow) [view taxon] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To FAO Species fact sheets To FishBase To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) To IUCN Red List To Marine Species Identification Portal To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Biology: Oviparous, details of spawning not recorded. Biology poorly known. Probably eats bottom invertebrates as with other members of the family. [details] Habitat: on the continental and insular shelves of the western Pacific from inshore down to at least 50 m in the South China Sea, but deeper and in 150 to 200 m off Western Australia. [details] Length: Maximum total length about 122 cm, hatchlings at least 15 cm, males immature at 44 cm and mature at 64 to 84 cm, females to 122 cm. [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276701 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Heterodontus zebra (Gray, 1831). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276701 on 2013-05-21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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