- Japanese wobbegong
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Japanese wobbegong Orectolobus japonicus in the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Orectolobiformes Family: Orectolobidae Genus: Orectolobus Species: O. japonicus Binomial name Orectolobus japonicus
Regan, 1906Range of Japanese wobbegong (in blue) The Japanese wobbegong, Orectolobus japonicus, is a carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, found in the tropical western Pacific Ocean from Japan and Korea to Viet Nam and the Philippines, between latitudes 43° N to 6° N. It reaches a length of 1 m.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Orectolobus japonicus" in FishBase. may 2006 version.
Categories:- Orectolobidae
- Ovoviviparous fish
- Animals described in 1906
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