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Heterodontus marshallae
- Usual depth125–225 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) William T. White, Frederik H. Mollen, Helen L. O’Neill, Lei Yang, Gavin J. P. Naylor, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The painted hornshark is a species of bullhead shark from northwestern Australia, described in 2023. It was previously considered conspecific with the Zebra bullhead shark. It is found from North West Cape to Bathurst Island.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Painted hornshark”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 125–225 m · Deepest record: 225 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
Similar species
BullheadHeterodontus portusjacksoni
Crested bullhead sharkHeterodontus galeatus
Bull headHeterodontus japonicus
Mozambique bullhead sharkHeterodontus ramalheira
Barred bull-head sharkHeterodontus zebra
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- 7 open-data records from 1978 to 2022.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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