Orectolobus reticulatus

(Orectolobus reticulatus)

Description

Orectolobus reticulates, the network wobbegong, is a recently described species of carpet shark found in relatively shallow waters off Kimberley and Darwin in north-western Australia. With a known maximum length of only 52.3 centimetres (20.6 in), it may be the smallest species of wobbegong. Until its description in 2008, it had been confused with the northern wobbegong.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order:Orectolobiformes
Family:Orectolobidae
Genus:Orectolobus
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