- Orectolobus reticulatus
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Orectolobus reticulatus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Orectolobiformes Family: Orectolobidae Genus: Orectolobus Species: O. reticulatus Binomial name Orectolobus reticulatus
Last, Pogonoski & W. T. White, 2008The network wobbegong (Orectolobus reticulatus) is a recently described species of carpet shark found in relatively shallow waters off north-western Australia.[1] With a known maximum length of only 52.3 centimetres (20.6 in),[2] it may be the smallest species of wobbegong.
References
- ^ Last, P.R., J.J. Pogonoski, & W. T. White. (2008). Orectolobus reticulatus sp. nov., a new wobbegong shark (Orectolobiformes: Orectolobidae) from the continental shelf of northwestern Australia. 39–47 in: Last, P.R., W. T. White, & J.J. Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 22: 1–358 [40, figs 1-3].
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2010). "Orectolobus reticulatus" in FishBase. February 2010 version.
Categories:- Orectolobidae
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