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 m (9.8 ft).[1]
See also
References
- ^ Kindersley, Dorling (2001,2005). Animal. New York City: DK Publishing. ISBN 0-7894-7764-5.
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- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Orectolobus maculatus" in FishBase. may 2006 version.
