Dwarf spotted wobbegong
Appearance
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Species of shark
Dwarf spotted wobbegong | |
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Orectolobus parvimaculatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Orectolobiformes |
Family: | Orectolobidae |
Genus: | Orectolobus |
Species: | O. parvimaculatus
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Binomial name | |
Orectolobus parvimaculatus | |
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Range of the Dwarf spotted wobbegong (confirmed in dark blue, possible in light blue) |
The dwarf spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus parvimaculatus) is a carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, described in 2008. 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Huveneers, C.; McAuley, R.B. (2015). "Orectolobus parvimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T161651A68639242. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T161651A68639242.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Orectolobus parvimaculatus". FishBase. may 2009 version.