CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Elasmobranchii (class) » Heterodontiformes (order) » Heterodontidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 007002 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Heterodontus marshallae White, Mollen, O'Neill, Yang & Naylor, 2023
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 7 Heterodontidae (Horn Sharks) - show full list
Standard Name (AS 5300):	Zebra Hornshark
Common Names List:	zebra horn shark
Organism Type:	a horn shark
Synonyms:	Heterodontus zebra [in most references prior to 2023]
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 007901 Heterodontus spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	007002

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2025-09-23.
Occurrence locations [11] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 125 to 229 m.

Taxon Notes:	Known from west of Exmouth Peninsula (22 23 'S, 113 40'E) north-east to at least off Bathurst Island in the Northern Territory at depths of 125–229 m (White et al 2023). Previously confused with Heterodontus zebra (Gray, 1831), which is known from the Banda Sea northwards to Japan, but absent from Australia.

Record source and Scientific Name verified against:	White, W.T., Mollen, F.H., O'Neill, H.L., Yang, L. and Naylor, G.J.P. , 2023. A new species of Hornshark from northern Australia (Heterodontiformes: Heterodontidae)., Diversity, Vol. 15, 7: 1-27. doi:10.3390/d15070849

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