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The ornate wobbegong, Orectolobus ornatus, 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, found in the western Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
 around eastern Indonesia
Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands ....
, and Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, between latitudes 1° N
1st parallel north

The 1st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 1 degree true north of the Earth equator.The parallel defines part of the border between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon....
 to 40° S
40th parallel south

The 40th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 40 degree south of the Earth equator.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 40? south passes through:...
. It reaches a length of 2.9 m.

The ornate wobbegong's caudal fin has its upper lobe hardly elevated above the body axis, with a strong terminal lobe and subterminal notch but no ventral lobe. It is a common bottom shark of inshore continental waters, on algal-covered rocky areas and coral reefs.






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The ornate wobbegong, Orectolobus ornatus, 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, found in the western Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
 around eastern Indonesia
Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands ....
, and Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, between latitudes 1° N
1st parallel north

The 1st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 1 degree true north of the Earth equator.The parallel defines part of the border between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon....
 to 40° S
40th parallel south

The 40th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 40 degree south of the Earth equator.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 40? south passes through:...
. It reaches a length of 2.9 m.

The ornate wobbegong's caudal fin has its upper lobe hardly elevated above the body axis, with a strong terminal lobe and subterminal notch but no ventral lobe. It is a common bottom shark of inshore continental waters, on algal-covered rocky areas and coral reefs. It is nocturnal, resting on the bottom during the day and prowling on its reef habitat at night, where it is presumably feeding on bottom invertebrate
Invertebrate

An invertebrate is an animal lacking a vertebral column. The group includes 98% of all animal species ? all animals except those in the Chordate subphylum vertebrate ....
s and fishes but its diet is unrecorded. It attacks waders and fishers in tide pools. Its skin is very tough, attractively patterned and utilized for leather.

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

Its back has light areas between dark saddles marked with dark, light-centered blotches and spots, not reticulated lines.

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....