Species Heterodontus marshallae White, Mollen, O’Neill, Yang & Naylor, 2023
Painted Hornshark
- Heterodontus marshallae White, W.T., Mollen, F.H., O’Neill, H.L., Yang, L. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2023. Species in disguise: a new species of Hornshark from northern Australia (Heterodontiformes: Heterodontidae). Diversity 15(849): 1-27 [5].Zoobank Registration Number:76D37CD9-AB48-4171-BF97-ED268114AFA7
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.35408-007 adolescent male, 541 mm TL (210–212 m depth), west of Exmouth Peninsula, Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth waters), WA [22°22.946' S, 113°40.308' E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO CA 3286 juvenile male, 432 mm TL (150 m), north of Port Hedland, WA [18°33' S, 118°22.3' E]; CSIRO H 6581–01 female, 580 mm TL (191–202 m), northwest of Cape Leveque, WA [14°58.69' S, 121°40.18' E]; NTM S.12929-001 adult male, 575 mm TL (125 m), north of Bathurst Island, Arafura Sea, NT [10°10.02' S, 130°04.02' E]; NTM S.18275-001 egg case (wet) (131 m), southeast of Evans Shoal, Arafura Sea, NT [10°08' S, 130°05' E]; WAM P.26193-010 female, 355 mm TL (170–172 m), 150 km north-northeast of Rosemary Island, WA [22°22' S, 113°29' E]; WAM P.30424-001 adult male, 601 mm TL (221–229 m), east of Exmouth Peninsula, WA [22°22' S, 113°40' E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Heterodontus cf. zebra. —
Naylor, G.J.P., Caira, J.N., Jensen, K., Rosana, K.A.M., White,W.T. & Last, P.R. 2012. A DNA sequence-based approach to the identification of shark and ray species and its implications for global elasmobranch diversity and parasitology. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 367: 1–263 [56] - Heterodontus zebra (Gray, 1831) [misidentification]. —
Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(1) pp. 1-249. [164] (in part)
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp.
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [22]
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [115] (in part)
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [40] (in part)
Compagno, L.J.V. 2001. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). Rome : FAO, FAO Species Catalogue for Fisheries Purposes No. 1 Vol. 2 269 pp. [48] (in part)
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [13]
Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [154] (in part)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [120] (in part)
Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [6]
Introduction
This species was previously referred to as Heterodontus zebra (Gray 1831). Naylor et al. (2014) first suggested that Australian records may represent a different species, and this was confirmed by White et al. (2023) who described the species, and consider H. zebra to be a species more common in shallower water (<100 m) and restricted to the Northwest Pacific south to the Banda Sea, Indonesia.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West of Exmouth Peninsula (22°22'S), WA, to north of Bathurst Island (130°04'E), NT; subtropical-tropical
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Epibenthic, oviparous.
Extra Ecological Information
125-229 m
General References
Naylor, G.J.P., Caira, J.N., Jensen, K., Rosana, K.A.M., White,W.T. & Last, P.R. 2012. A DNA sequence-based approach to the identification of shark and ray species and its implications for global elasmobranch diversity and parasitology. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 367: 1–263 [56]
Common Name References
White, W.T., Mollen, F.H., O’Neill, H.L., Yang, L. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2023. Species in disguise: a new species of Hornshark from northern Australia (Heterodontiformes: Heterodontidae). Diversity 15(849): 1-27 [6] (Painted Hornshark)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELASMOBRANCHII | 22-Aug-2025 | ADDED |