Dwarf spotted wobbegong

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]

Dwarf spotted wobbegong
Orectolobus parvimaculatus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
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)

See also

References

  1. Huveneers, C. & McAuley, R.B. (2008). "Orectolobus parvimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2009). "Orectolobus parvimaculatus" in FishBase. may 2009 version.
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