Family Orectolobidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Orectolobiformes Genus Orectolobus Higher classification Orectolobus | |
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Similar Shark, Orectolobus, Wobbegong, Spotted wobbegong, Carpet shark | ||
Playing with a japanese wobbegong
The Japanese wobbegong, Orectolobus japonicus, is a carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae of the wobbegong family, found in the tropical western Pacific Ocean from Japan and Korea to Viet Nam and the Philippines, between latitudes 43 and 6°N. It reaches a length of 1 m.
References
Japanese wobbegong Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA