- Floral banded wobbegong
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Floral banded wobbegong Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Orectolobiformes Family: Orectolobidae Genus: Orectolobus Species: O. floridus Binomial name Orectolobus floridus
Last & Chidlow, 2008The floral banded wobbegong (Orectolobus floridus) is a recently described species of carpet shark found in the Indian Ocean off southwestern Australia.[1] With a maximum length of up to 75 centimetres (30 in),[1] it is among the smallest wobbegongs.
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2010). "Orectolobus floridus" in FishBase. February 2010 version.
Categories:- Shark stubs
- Orectolobidae
- Animals described in 2008
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