- Cobbler wobbegong
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Cobbler wobbegong Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Orectolobiformes Family: Orectolobidae Genus: Sutorectus
Whitley, 1939Species: S. tentaculatus Binomial name Sutorectus tentaculatus
(W. K. H. Peters, 1864)Range of Cobbler wobbegong (in blue) The cobbler wobbegong, Sutorectus tentaculatus, is a carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, the only member of the genus Sutorectus. It is found in the subtropical eastern Indian Ocean around Western Australia between latitudes 26° S and 35° S. It is frequently found in rocky and coral reef areas. Cobbler wobbegong reaches a length of 92 cm.
Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Sutorectus tentaculatus" in FishBase. may 2006 version.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Orectolobidae
- Ovoviviparous fish
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