Spotted wobbegong
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| Species: | O. maculatus
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| Orectolobus maculatus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
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The Spotted Wobbegong, Orectolobus maculatus, is a carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, found in the eastern Indian Ocean from Western Australia to southern Queensland, between latitudes 20° S to 40° S. It reaches a length of 3 meters (9.8 feet).[1]
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Orectolobus maculatus". FishBase. may 2006 version.
