FB-70396 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70396 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei Ammodytidae Ammodytes Ammodytes heian Orr, Wildes & Kai, 2015 Painted hornshark 2023-11-17 2023-11-17 White, W.T., F.H. Mollen, H.L. O'Neill, L. Yang and G.J.P. Naylor0 Species in disguise: A new species of Hornshark from northern Australia (Heterodontiformes: Heterodontidae). Diversity 15(849):1-27. (Ref. 129794) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-GeneralDescr-70405 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-11-30 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70405 Specimens ranged from 35.5-60.1 cm TL, an immature male at 43.2 cm TL and mature ones at 55.5-60.1 mm TL (Ref. 129794). White, W.T., F.H. Mollen, H.L. O'Neill, L. Yang and G.J.P. Naylor 2023 Species in disguise: A new species of Hornshark from northern Australia (Heterodontiformes: Heterodontidae). Diversity 15(849):1-27. (Ref. 129794) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70405 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-11-30 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70405 This small species of hornshark is distinguished by the following set of characters: the colourpattern consists of 22 dark bands and saddles; snout with a semicircular dark bar, often bifurcated for most of its length; without dark bar below posterior gill slits extending onto anterior pectoral fin; the anal fin is well separated from caudal fin (anal-caudal space 11.0-13.5% TL); ventral lobe of caudal fin is prominent (lower postventral margin 4.7-6.1% TL); dorsal spines are long with exposed first dorsal spine length 3.9-4.5% TL; dorsal fins are taller in juveniles than in adults; symphyseal and anterior teeth are pointed, lateral teeth molariform with a longitudinal keel; tooth files in upper jaw 20-22, in lower jaw 17-19; total vertebral centra 106-112, precaudal centra 70-76, monospondylous centra 33-37; egg case with narrow, curved, screw-like keels and with 1.5 rotations from anterior to posterior margins (Ref. 129794). White, W.T., F.H. Mollen, H.L. O'Neill, L. Yang and G.J.P. Naylor 2023 Species in disguise: A new species of Hornshark from northern Australia (Heterodontiformes: Heterodontidae). Diversity 15(849):1-27. (Ref. 129794) FB-Distribution-70405 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-11-30 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70405 Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. White, W.T., F.H. Mollen, H.L. O'Neill, L. Yang and G.J.P. Naylor 2023 Species in disguise: A new species of Hornshark from northern Australia (Heterodontiformes: Heterodontidae). Diversity 15(849):1-27. (Ref. 129794) FB-Size-70405 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-11-30 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70405 60.1 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 129794)) White, W.T., F.H. Mollen, H.L. O'Neill, L. Yang and G.J.P. Naylor 2023 Species in disguise: A new species of Hornshark from northern Australia (Heterodontiformes: Heterodontidae). Diversity 15(849):1-27. (Ref. 129794) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-70405 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2023-11-30 00:00:00 2023-11-30 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70405 reef-associated; marine; depth range 125 - 229 m (Ref. 129794) White, W.T., F.H. Mollen, H.L. O'Neill, L. Yang and G.J.P. Naylor 2023 Species in disguise: A new species of Hornshark from northern Australia (Heterodontiformes: Heterodontidae). Diversity 15(849):1-27. (Ref. 129794)