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Carpet Shark (Orectolobus maculatus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Orectolobus maculatus

(Bonnaterre, 1788)

Carpet Shark

Also known as: Spotted Wobbegong, Wobbegong, Common Carpet Shark, Common Catshark, Common Wobbegong, Tassel Shark

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–248 m

Max size

3.2 m

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Orectolobiformes

Family

Orectolobidae

Where to find it

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

Bearded Shark (Orectolobus japonicus)

Orectolobus japonicus

Bearded Shark

North Australian Wobbegong (Orectolobus wardi)

Orectolobus wardi

North Australian Wobbegong

Bearded Wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)

Eucrossorhinus dasypogon

Bearded Wobbegong

Wobbegong (Orectolobus leptolineatus)

Orectolobus leptolineatus

Wobbegong

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