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The cobbler wobbegong, Sutorectus tentaculatus, is a carpet shark
Carpet shark

The order Orectolobiformes, also collectively known as the carpet sharks because many members have carpet-like patterned markings, includes a number of familiar types of sharks, such as the nurse sharks and whale shark, as well as some unusual species, such as the blind shark....
 in the family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 Orectolobidae, the only member of the genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 Sutorectus. It is found in the subtropical eastern Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean ....
 around Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
 between latitudes 26° S
26th parallel south

The 26th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 26 degree south of the Earth equator. It crosses through Africa, Australia and South America....
 and 35° S
35th parallel south

The 35th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 35 degree south of the Earth equator.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 35? south passes through:...
, and reaches a length of 92 cm.

The cobbler wobbegong is found inshore on the continental shelf
Continental shelf

The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain, and was part of the continent during the glacial periods, but is undersea during Ice age such as the current epoch by relatively shallow seas and Bay....
, and frequents rocky and coral reef areas. Its biology is almost unknown.






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The cobbler wobbegong, Sutorectus tentaculatus, is a carpet shark
Carpet shark

The order Orectolobiformes, also collectively known as the carpet sharks because many members have carpet-like patterned markings, includes a number of familiar types of sharks, such as the nurse sharks and whale shark, as well as some unusual species, such as the blind shark....
 in the family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 Orectolobidae, the only member of the genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 Sutorectus. It is found in the subtropical eastern Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean ....
 around Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
 between latitudes 26° S
26th parallel south

The 26th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 26 degree south of the Earth equator. It crosses through Africa, Australia and South America....
 and 35° S
35th parallel south

The 35th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 35 degree south of the Earth equator.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 35? south passes through:...
, and reaches a length of 92 cm.

The cobbler wobbegong is found inshore on the continental shelf
Continental shelf

The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain, and was part of the continent during the glacial periods, but is undersea during Ice age such as the current epoch by relatively shallow seas and Bay....
, and frequents rocky and coral reef areas. Its biology is almost unknown. Reproduction is ovoviviparous. They may possibly grow to 2 or 3 m.

See also

  • List of sharks
    List of sharks

    Shark classificationSharks belong to the superorder Selachimorpha in the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes. It is a fish. The Elasmobranchii also include batoidea and skate s; the Chondrichthyes also include Chimaeras....