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Heterodontus zebra (Gray, 1831)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Heterodontiformes
family
Heterodontidae
genus
Heterodontus
species
Heterodontus zebra

Name

Synonyms
Centracion amboinensis Regan, 1906
Centracion philippi Garman, 1913
Centracion zebra Gray, 1831
Cestracion amboinensis Regan, 1906
Cestracion philippii Peters, 1880
Cestracion phillippi zebra Martens, 1876
Cestracion zebra Gray, 1831
Heterodontus philippi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Homonyms
Heterodontus zebra (Gray, 1831)
Common names
Barred Bullhead Shark in English
Bullhead Shark in English
Gestreepte stierkophaai in Dutch
Requin Dormeur Zèbre in French
Shimanekozame in Japanese
Squalo testa di toro zebrato in Italian
Tiburón cabeza de toro cebra in Spanish
Tubarão-focinho-de-porco-zebra-do-norte in Portuguese
Zebra-Hornhai in German
Zebra-Stierkopfhai in German
barred bull-head shark in English
barred bull-head shark in English
barred shark in English
barred shark in English
cat shark in English
cat shark in English
dormilón acebrado in Spanish
dormilón acebrado in Spanish
little shark in English
little shark in English
maou urh sha in Chinese
maou urh sha in Chinese
mau i sha in Chinese
mau i sha in Chinese
requin dormeur zebre in French
requin dormeur zebre in French
různozubec pruhovaný in Czech
seeprasarvihai in Finnish
shima-nekozame in Japanese
shima-nekozame in Japanese
striped bullhead shark in English
striped bullhead shark in English
striped cat shark in English
striped cat shark in English
zebra Port Jackson shark in English
zebra Port Jackson shark in English
zebra bullhead shark in English
zebra bullhead shark in English
zebra bullhead shark in English
zebra horn shark in English
zebra horn shark in English
Зебровидная бычья акула in Russian
Китайская бычья акула in Russian
Узкополосая бычья акула in Russian
Узкополосая рогатая акула in Russian
ปลาฉลามหน้าวัวลาย in Thai
シマネコザメ in Japanese
シマネコザメ in Japanese
斑紋異齒鯊 in Chinese
狹紋虎鯊 in Chinese

Bibliographic References

  1. 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.
  2. Compagno, Leonard J. V., 1984: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 4, pt. 1.
  3. Compagno, Leonard J. V., 2001: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date, vol. 2: Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes, no. 1, vol. 2. viii + 269.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  5. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  6. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  7. 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). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
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