Heterodontus zebra

Heterodontus zebra, commonly known as the Zebra bullhead shark, is a medium-sized (they usually grow to around 100 - 120 cm) subtropical bottom shark. They range from beige to grey in base colour with dark narrow and broad vertical bands/saddles. They look very similar to H. japonicus, but their base colour is lighter and they’ve more narrow and more stripes.

These fish inhabit all kind of rocky and kelp covered areas near the coast, where they hide (almost always on the same spot) during the day and hunt at night. They feed on all kind of invertebrates, like molluscs, crustaceans and sea urchins, and also fish. They can best be fed with enriched frozen and live meaty foods like all kinds of shrimp, fish, crab and the occasionally mussel!