WoRMS taxon details
Heterodontus zebra (Gray, 1831)
276701 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276701)
accepted
Species
Centracion philippi Garman, 1913 · unaccepted
Centracion zebra Gray, 1831 · unaccepted (basionym)
Cestracion amboinensis Regan, 1906 · unaccepted
Cestracion philippi zebra Martens, 1876 · unaccepted
Cestracion zebra Gray, 1831 · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Heterodontus phillipi Duméril, 1865 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Centracion zebra Gray, 1831) Gray, J. E. (1831). Description of three new species of fish, including two undescribed genera, discovered by John Reeves, Esq., in China. <em>Zoological Miscellany.</em> [No. 1] (art. 6): 4-5. [details]
Holotype (of Centracion zebra Gray, 1831) BMNH...
Holotype (of Centracion zebra Gray, 1831) BMNH 1953.5.10.4, geounit China [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Heterodontus zebra (Gray, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276701 on 2025-10-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Centracion zebra Gray, 1831) Gray, J. E. (1831). Description of three new species of fish, including two undescribed genera, discovered by John Reeves, Esq., in China. <em>Zoological Miscellany.</em> [No. 1] (art. 6): 4-5. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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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). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Centracion zebra Gray, 1831) BMNH 1953.5.10.4, geounit China [details]
Unreviewed
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]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | mau i shamaou urh sha | [details] |
| English | zebra Port Jackson sharkzebra horn sharkzebra bullhead sharkstriped cat sharkstriped bullhead sharklittle sharkcat sharkbarred sharkbarred bull-head shark | [details] |
| French | requin dormeur zebre | [details] |
| Japanese | シマネコザメshima-nekozame | [details] |
| Spanish | dormilón acebrado | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Heterodontus phillipi Duméril, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cestracion amboinensis Regan, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Centracion philippi Garman, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Centracion zebra Gray, 1831)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Centracion zebra Gray, 1831)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heterodontus zebra)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Centracion zebra Gray, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Centracion philippi Garman, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Heterodontus phillipi Duméril, 1865)
To FishBase (from synonym Cestracion philippi zebra Martens, 1876)
To FishBase (from synonym Cestracion amboinensis Regan, 1906)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 37 proteins) (from synonym Centracion zebra Gray, 1831)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 37 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heterodontus zebra USNM 423570 photograph dorsal view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heterodontus zebra USNM 423570 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Heterodontus phillipi Duméril, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cestracion amboinensis Regan, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Centracion philippi Garman, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Centracion zebra Gray, 1831)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Centracion zebra Gray, 1831)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heterodontus zebra)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Centracion zebra Gray, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Centracion philippi Garman, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Heterodontus phillipi Duméril, 1865)
To FishBase (from synonym Cestracion philippi zebra Martens, 1876)
To FishBase (from synonym Cestracion amboinensis Regan, 1906)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 37 proteins) (from synonym Centracion zebra Gray, 1831)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 37 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heterodontus zebra USNM 423570 photograph dorsal view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heterodontus zebra USNM 423570 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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