Dwarf spotted wobbegong
| Dwarf spotted wobbegong | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Orectolobidae |
| Genus: | Orectolobus |
| Species: | O. parvimaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Orectolobus parvimaculatus Last & Chidlow, 2008 | |
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| Range of the Dwarf spotted wobbegong (confirmed in dark blue, possible in light blue) | |
The dwarf spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus parvimaculatus) is a recently described carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae. It is found at depths of 9 to 135 metres (30 to 443 ft) off south-western Australia.[2] It reaches a total length of 88.5 centimetres (34.8 in).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Huveneers, C. & McAuley, R.B. (2008). Orectolobus parvimaculatus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2009). "Orectolobus parvimaculatus" in FishBase. may 2009 version.