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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Elasmobranchii (class) » Heterodontiformes (order) » Heterodontidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 37 007002 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Heterodontus marshallae White, Mollen, O'Neill, Yang & Naylor, 2023 |
Rank: | Species |
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Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same. ![]() Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19. Occurrence locations [11] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
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 |