Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Orectolobidae Scientific name Orectolobus wardi Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Orectolobiformes Genus Orectolobus Higher classification Orectolobus | |
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Similar Cobbler wobbegong, Dwarf spotted wobbegong, Floral banded wobbegong, Orectolobus, Hooded carpetshark | ||
Northern wobbegong biting another shark
The northern wobbegong, Orectolobus wardi, is a carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, found in the western Pacific Ocean around Australia, between latitudes 9° S to 26° S. It reaches a length of 63 cm.
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Captivity
Northern wobbegongs are excellent aquarium sharks due to their small (30 inch) adult size. They can be successfully reared in 135 gallon aquaria, but sharks in general tend to do better in aquaria 180 gallons or more in volume.
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Northern wobbegong Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA