Species that contain: Heterodontus and zebra [ 3 ] records

amboinensis, Cestracion Regan [C. T.] 1906:436 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 18 (no. 108) (art. 70); ref. 15711] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.11.28.183. •Synonym of Heterodontus zebra (Gray 1831) -- (Compagno 1984:164 [ref. 6474], Compagno 2001:48 [ref. 26323], Last el al. 2010:44 [ref. 32461], White et al. 2023:5 [ref. 40295]). Current status: Synonym of Heterodontus zebra (Gray 1831). Heterodontidae. Habitat: marine.

japonica, Cestracion philippi var. Duméril [A. H. A.] 1865:426 [Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale v. 1; ref. 1150] Predates Cestracion japonicus Miklouho-Maclay & Macleay 1884; a petition to suppress this name made by Taylor 1971:107 apparently has not been acted on by the ICZN. Current usage favors continued use of authorship as Miklouho-Maclay & Macleay 1884. •Apparently an unneeded new name for Cestracion zebra Gray 1831. •Valid as Heterodontus japonicus (Duméril 1865) -- (Nakaya & Shirai in Masuda et al. 1984:3 [ref. 6441], Gubanov & Timoxin 1989:220 [ref. 36138], Cheng & Zhou 1997:16 [ref. 26385]). •Questionably a synonym of Heterodontus japonicus Miklouho-Maclay & Macleay 1884 or Heterodontus zebra (Gray 1831) -- (Compagno 1984:158 [ref. 6474], Compagno 2001:39, 48 [ref. 26323]). Current status: Synonym of Heterodontus zebra (Gray 1831). Heterodontidae. Habitat: marine.

zebra, Centracion Gray [J. E.] 1831:5 [Zoological Miscellany [No. 1] (art. 6); ref. 1880] Swatow, China. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1953.5.10.4 (dry skin). Original genus should have been Cestracion. •Valid as Heterodontus zebra (Gray 1831) -- (Nakaya & Shirai in Masuda et al. 1984:3 [ref. 6441], Allen & Swainston 1988:20 [ref. 25477], Randall et al. 1990:13 [ref. 15987], Last & Stevens 1994:115 [ref. 23873], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:53 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:40 [ref. 23977], Chen et al. 1997:1 [ref. 26476], Randall et al. 1997:13 [ref. 25919], Compagno & Niem 1998:1240 [ref. 23787], Compagno 1999:476 [ref. 25589], Nakabo 2000:117 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:578 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:13 [ref. 25847], Randall et al. 1997:13 [ref. 25919], Compagno 2001:48 [ref. 26323], Nakabo 2002:117 [ref. 26001], Choi et al. 2003:49, 469 [ref. 26218], Compagno et al. 2005:15 [ref. 29145], Hoese & Gates 2006:61 [ref. 28997], Last el al. 2010:44 [ref. 32461], Yamashita et al. 2012:120 [ref. 32408], Naylor et al. 2012:56 [ref. 32267] see remarks, Larson et al. 2013:6 [ref. 32988], Ebert et al. 2013:302 [ref. 33045], Weigmann 2016:6 [ref. 34211], Motomura et al. 2017:19 [ref. 35490], White et al. 2023:23 [ref. 40295]). Current status: Valid as Heterodontus zebra (Gray 1831). Heterodontidae. Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Japan southwards to Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia. Habitat: marine.