Orectolobus hutchinsi

Orectolobus hutchinsi
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Orectolobiformes
Family:	Orectolobidae
Genus:	Orectolobus
Species:	O. hutchinsi
Binomial name
Orectolobus hutchinsi Last, Chidlow & Compagno, 2006
Range of western wobbegong (in blue)

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Orectolobus hutchinsi, the western wobbegong, is a species of carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae. Despite having been known for many years (often referred to as Orectolobus sp. A), it only received its scientific name in 2006.^[2] It is found at rocky reefs off Western Australia between Bremer Bay and Coral Bay at depths down to 106 metres (348 ft).^[2] It is a medium-large wobbegong with a skin pattern somewhat resembling that of a jaguar^[3] and a maximum length of 1.5 metres (4.9 ft).^[2]

See also

• List of sharks

References

1. ^ "Orectolobus hutchinsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/42717. Retrieved February 6, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Last, P.R., J. A. Chidlow, and L. J. V. Compagno (2006). A new wobbegong shark, Orectolobus hutchinsi n. sp. (Orectolobiformes: Orectolobidae) from southwestern Australia. Zootaxa (1239):35-48.
3. ^ Marsh, N. (2007/08). Wobbegong Update... Sportdiving 125: 66-68.

• New shark found in Australia Matt Clarke, Practical Fishkeeping