Saltwater
Zebra bullhead shark
Heterodontus zebra
Heterodontidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 125 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 41,081 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Missing
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea, and 3 more countries.
More about the species
Description
A common but little-known shark found on the continental and insular shelves in depths down to at least 50 m in the South China Sea, but deeper and in 150 - 200 meters off Western Australia. Probably feeds on bottom invertebrates and small fishes. Oviparous.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Centracion philippi
- Centracion zebra
- Cestracion amboinensis
- Cestracion philippi japonicus
- Cestracion philippii
- Cestracion phillippi var. zebra
In other languages
- Zebratjurhuvudhaj
- Zebrahornhaj
- Seeprasarvihai
- Barred bull-head shark, Barred shark, Bullhead shark, Cat Shark, Little Shark, Striped bullhead shark, Striped cat shark, Zebra horn shark, Zebra Port Jackson shark
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.