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Cobbler wobbegong

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Family
  
Orectolobidae

Higher classification
  
Sutorectus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Orectolobiformes

Scientific name
  
Sutorectus tentaculatus

Rank
  
Species

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Genus
  
Sutorectus Whitley, 1939

Similar
  
Northern wobbegong, Dwarf spotted wobbegong, Floral banded wobbegong, Rusty carpetshark, Hooded carpetshark

The cobbler wobbegong, Sutorectus tentaculatus, is a carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, the only member of the genus Sutorectus. It is found in the subtropical eastern Indian Ocean around Western Australia between latitudes 26° S and 35° S. It is frequently found in rocky and coral reef areas. Cobbler wobbegong reaches a length of 92 cm. It has unbranched dermal lobes on the head, rows of warty tubercles along the back and black spots on the body and fins.

Its reproduction is ovoviviparous.

References

Cobbler wobbegong Wikipedia


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