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Dwarf spotted wobbegong

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Dwarf spotted wobbegong
Orectolobus parvimaculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Orectolobidae
Genus: Orectolobus
Species:
O. parvimaculatus
Binomial name
Orectolobus parvimaculatus
Last & Chidlow, 2008
Range of the Dwarf spotted wobbegong (confirmed in dark blue, possible in light blue)

The dwarf spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus parvimaculatus) is a recently described carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae. It is found at depths of 9 to 135 metres (30 to 443 ft) off south-western Australia.[2] It reaches a total length of 88.5 centimetres (34.8 in).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN2008
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Orectolobus parvimaculatus". FishBase. may 2009 version.