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wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus)
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wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus) specimen
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Orectolobidae

wobbegong

Orectolobus maculatus

Climbing tidepool ridges with its back exposed

  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Temperate fish

wobbegong is known around Eastern Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 320 cm.

Maximum length
320 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Western Australia to southern Queensland. Records from Japan and the South China Sea need to be confirmed.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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