- Dwarf spotted wobbegong
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Dwarf spotted wobbegong Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Orectolobiformes Family: Orectolobidae Genus: Orectolobus Species: O. parvimaculatus Binomial name Orectolobus parvimaculatus
Last & Chidlow, 2008The dwarf spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus parvimaculatus) is a recently described carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae. It is found at depths of 9 to 135 metres (30 to 443 ft) off south-western Australia.[2] It reaches a total length of 88.5 centimetres (34.8 in).[2]
See also
References
- ^ Huveneers, C. & McAuley, R.B. (2008). Orectolobus parvimaculatus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 October 2009.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Orectolobus parvimaculatus" in FishBase. may 2009 version.
Categories:- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Orectolobidae
- Ovoviviparous fish
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