Zebra bullhead shark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the zebra bullhead shark lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Heterodontus zebra
Group	Sharks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Heterodontiformes
Family	Heterodontidae

Where does the zebra bullhead shark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the zebra bullhead shark in 3 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the zebra bullhead shark endangered?

The zebra bullhead shark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the zebra bullhead shark?

The zebra bullhead shark (Heterodontus zebra) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Heterodontiformes and the family Heterodontidae, genus Heterodontus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the zebra bullhead shark

The zebra bullhead shark (Heterodontus zebra) is a bullhead shark of the family Heterodontidae found in the central Indo-Pacific between latitudes 40°N and 20°S, from Japan and Korea to Australia. It is typically found at relatively shallow depths down to 50 m (160 ft), but off Western Australia, it occurs between 150 and 200 m (490 and 660 ft). It can reach a length of 1.25 m (4.1 ft). The reproduction of this bullhead shark is oviparous.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Zebra bullhead shark (revision 1355300730), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q169403 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).