Scientific Name	Heterodontus zebra   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Gray, 1831)	Depth	5 - 200M
Chinese	斑紋異齒鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	異齒鯊科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F008　Heterodontidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	狹紋虎鯊
Max Length	125 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	斑紋異齒鮫、角鯊、虎沙、虎皮鯊(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	North、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Swatow, China
Synonyms	Centracion philippi, Centracion zebra, Cestracion amboinensis, Cestracion philippi japonicus, Cestracion philippii, Cestracion phillippi zebra, Heterodontus phillipi
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-圓口綱及軟骨魚綱(朱等, 2001)；FAO Species Catalogue, Vol.4 Sharks of the world  Gray, J. E. 1831 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 朱元鼎, 孟慶聞 等編 2001
Specimen List	ASIZP0054589. ASIZP0059521. ASIZP0060847. ASIZP0078987. ASIZP0080037. ASIZP0806436. ASIZP0916429. ASIZP0916436. CAS29970. FRIP00557. MOVI31040-31041. NMMBP05040. NMMBP05041. NMMBP06295. NMMBP08845. NTMP0628. NTMP0634. NTMP1375. NTUM01607. NTUM07730. NTUM07732. NTUM07733. NTUM08220. SIO69-307b. SU49335.
Common Name	Striped cat shark; Zebra horn shark; Zebra bullhead shark; Zebra Port Jackson shark; Bullhead shark
Redlist Status	2003-04-30
Characteristic	Supraorbital ridges moderately high, ends abruptly about eye diameter behind eye. Mouth terminal, narrow, its width 3 in head. Teeth alike in both jaws, those toward center of mouth smaller, with 3 cusps, median one larger, those along outer parts of jaws much larger, molar-like, and elongate with longitudinal keel. Fist dorsal origin over pectoral bases. Anal base length 2 or more times in space between anal insertion and lower caudal origin. Twelve of narrow vertical brown or black stripes on body, on light brown to white background, no spots or harness markings.
habitats	A common but little-known sharks species. Oviparous, details of spawning not recorded. Maximum total length about 122 cm, males mature at 84 cm.
Distribution	Western Pacific including Japan, Koreas, China, Taiwan, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Australia.
Utility	This species sometimes taken by bottom longlines and trawls in Taiwan area. Flesh utilized as fresh for human consumption.