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Family: Orectolobidae Carpet or nurse sharks



(See list of species below)


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12 species (see list below)
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Photo by Good, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 366 cm TL
Eucrossorhinus dasypogon (Bleeker, 1867)

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Eucrossorhinus dasypogon
[Tasselled wobbegong]
No picture found

Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Orectolobus floridus
[Floral banded wobbegong]

Photo by Banks, I.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 256 cm TL
Orectolobus halei Whitley, 1940

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Orectolobus halei
[Banded wobbegong]
No picture found

Max. Length 149 cm TL
 
Orectolobus hutchinsi
[Western wobbegong]

Photo by Murch, A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 118 cm TL
Orectolobus japonicus Regan, 1906

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Orectolobus japonicus
[Japanese wobbegong]

Photo by Krajangdara, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Orectolobus leptolineatus Last, Pogonoski & White, 2010

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Orectolobus leptolineatus
[Indonesian wobbegong]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 320 cm TL
Orectolobus maculatus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Orectolobus maculatus
[Spotted wobbegong]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 290 cm TL
Orectolobus ornatus (De Vis, 1883)

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Orectolobus ornatus
[Ornate wobbegong]
No picture found

Max. Length 94.3 cm TL
 
Orectolobus parvimaculatus
[Dwarf spotted wobbegong]
No picture found

Max. Length 52.3 cm TL
 
Orectolobus reticulatus
[Network wobbegong]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 63 cm TL
Orectolobus wardi Whitley, 1939

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Orectolobus wardi
[Northern wobbegong]

Photo by Groeneveld, R.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 92 cm TL
Sutorectus tentaculatus (Peters, 1864)

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Sutorectus tentaculatus
[Cobbler wobbegong]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Eucrossorhinus dasypogon Tasselled wobbegong Indo-West Pacific 366 TL 1867
Orectolobus floridus Floral banded wobbegong Eastern Indian Ocean 75 TL 2008
Orectolobus halei Banded wobbegong Eastern Indian Ocean 256 TL 1940
Orectolobus hutchinsi Western wobbegong Eastern Indian Ocean 149 TL 2006
Orectolobus japonicus Japanese wobbegong Western Pacific 118 TL 1906
Orectolobus leptolineatus Indonesian wobbegong Western Pacific 120 TL 2010
Orectolobus maculatus Spotted wobbegong Eastern Indian Ocean 320 TL 1788
Orectolobus ornatus Ornate wobbegong Southwest Pacific 290 TL 1883
Orectolobus parvimaculatus Dwarf spotted wobbegong Eastern Indian Ocean 94.3 TL 2008
Orectolobus reticulatus Network wobbegong Indian and Western oceans 52.3 TL 2008
Orectolobus wardi Northern wobbegong Western Central Pacific 63 TL 1939
Sutorectus tentaculatus Cobbler wobbegong Eastern Indian Ocean 92 TL 1864



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