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Bearded Shark (Orectolobus japonicus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Orectolobus japonicus

Regan, 1906

Bearded Shark

Also known as: Carpet Shark, Fringe Shark, Japanese Carpet Shark, Japanese Wobbegong, Wobbegong

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

0–200 m

Max size

1.18 m

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Orectolobiformes

Family

Orectolobidae

Other species in Orectolobidae

Banded Wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus)

Orectolobus ornatus

Banded Wobbegong

Cobbler Carpet Shark (Sutorectus tentaculatus)

Sutorectus tentaculatus

Cobbler Carpet Shark

Wobbegong (Orectolobus floridus)

Orectolobus floridus

Wobbegong

Wobbegong (Orectolobus hutchinsi)

Orectolobus hutchinsi

Wobbegong

North Australian Wobbegong (Orectolobus wardi)

Orectolobus wardi

North Australian Wobbegong

Bearded Wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)

Eucrossorhinus dasypogon

Bearded Wobbegong

Carpet Shark (Orectolobus maculatus)

Orectolobus maculatus

Carpet Shark

Wobbegong (Orectolobus leptolineatus)

Orectolobus leptolineatus

Wobbegong

Image: © Larry Chen (CC-BY-NC) · iNaturalist (CC-BY-NC) · source