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Floral banded wobbegong

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Floral banded wobbegong
Orectolobus floridus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Orectolobidae
Genus: Orectolobus
Species:
O. floridus
Binomial name
Orectolobus floridus
Last & Chidlow, 2008
Range of the Floral banded wobbegong (in blue)

The floral banded wobbegong (Orectolobus floridus) is a recently described species of carpet shark found in the Indian Ocean off southwestern Australia.[1] With a maximum length of up to 75 cm (30 in),[1] it is among the smallest wobbegongs.

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Orectolobus floridus". FishBase. February 2010 version.