These egg cases are dark brown to purple in color, with long, hair-like fibers along the sides that the female uses to secure the egg to objects on the sea floor.
Sperm storage has been recorded in shark species but the genetic analysis of the pups suggests that it more likely to be asexual reproduction! It lives mainly over continental and insular shelves and is very common around coral reefs and sandy bottoms.
Newport Aquarium will be a new participant in Species Survival Plan for zebra sharks when they add two female zebra sharks to the Surrounded by Sharks exhibit.