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The color pattern in young zebra sharks is dark brown above and light yellow below, with vertical yellow stripes and spots. As the shark grows, the dark areas begin to break up, changing the general pattern from light-on-dark stripes to dark-on-light spots.
The zebra shark feeds primarily on shelled mollusks, though it also takes crustaceans, small bony fishes, and possibly sea snakes.
There are 28–33 tooth rows in the upper jaw and 22–32 tooth rows in the lower jaw.
The zebra shark has a cylindrical body with a large, slightly flattened head and a short, blunt snout.
There are unsubstantiated reports of this species from fresh water in the Philippines. Zebra sharks sometimes cross oceanic waters to reach isolated seamounts.