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Heterodontus marshallae White, Mollen, O’Neill, Yang & Naylor, 2023

Painted hornshark
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Common names: Painted hornshark
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Heterodontus marshallae, west of Exmouth Peninsula, Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth waters). Occurs in northern Australia from west of Exmouth Peninsula (22°22.946' S, 113°40.308' E) east to at least off Bathurst Island in the Northern Territory, at depths of 125-229 m (Ref. 129794).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: White, W.T., F.H. Mollen, H.L. O'Neill, L. Yang and G.J.P. Naylor, 2023
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (hajar och rockor) (sharks and rays) > Heterodontiformes (Bullhead and horn sharks) > Heterodontidae (Bullhead, horn, or Port Jackson sharks)
Etymology: Heterodontus: heteros (Gr.), different; odontos (Gr.), tooth, referring to pointy teeth (for clutching prey) at front of jaws, different than rounded molar-like teeth (for grinding hard-shelled invertebrates) at the back. (See ETYFish);  marshallae: Named for Dr. Lindsay Marshall, scientific illustrator and elasmobranch scientist who expertly painted all the sharks and rays of the world for the Chondrichthyan Tree of Life Project..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 125 - 229 m (Ref. 129794).   Subtropical

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