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Wobblegong Sharks

Orectolobus maculatus

(Bonnaterre, 1788)

Spotted Wobbegong

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Australia, and possibly Japan and the South China Sea.

Size: 10.4 feet (317 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits rocky reefs, caves, and under overhangs and usually found at depths between 3 to 300 feet (1 - 90 m) where it feeds on small fishes, shrimp, worms, crabs urchins, and other crustaceans.

General Husbandry: Shown here for identification only.

Taxonomy:

    Class: Chondrichthyes

    Subclass: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Orectolobiformes

    Family: Orectolobidae

    Genus: Orectolobus

FYI: Public aquarium species.

Will eat other sharks or anything smaller than itself.

 Orectolobus maculatus (Spotted Wobbegong)
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