Orectolobus reticulatus
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
Orectolobus reticulatus
| Orectolobus reticulatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Orectolobidae |
| Genus: | Orectolobus |
| Species: | O. reticulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Orectolobus reticulatus Last, Pogonoski & W. T. White, 2008 |
|
The network wobbegong (Orectolobus reticulatus) is a recently described species of carpet shark found in relatively shallow waters off north-western Australia.[1] With a known maximum length of only 52.3 centimetres (20.6 in),[2] it may be the smallest species of wobbegong.
References
- ^ Last, P.R., J.J. Pogonoski, & W. T. White. (2008). Orectolobus reticulatus sp. nov., a new wobbegong shark (Orectolobiformes: Orectolobidae) from the continental shelf of northwestern Australia. 39–47 in: Last, P.R., W. T. White, & J.J. Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 22: 1–358 [40, figs 1-3].
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2010). "Orectolobus reticulatus" in FishBase. February 2010 version.
 |
This shark-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Orectolobus reticulatus.
Read more