Floral banded wobbegong
| Floral banded wobbegong | |
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| Orectolobus floridus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Superorder: | Galeomorphi |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Orectolobidae |
| Genus: | Orectolobus |
| Species: | O. floridus
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| Binomial name | |
| Orectolobus floridus Last & Chidlow, 2008
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| Range of the Floral banded wobbegong (in blue) | |
The floral banded wobbegong (Orectolobus floridus) is a recently described species of carpet shark found in the Indian Ocean, at depths of 42 to 85 meters,[2] off southwestern Australia.[3] With a maximum length of up to 75 cm (30 in),[3] it is among the smallest wobbegongs. The physical characteristics consist of a striking color pattern of yellowish-brown bands, blotches, spots, and reticulations.[2]
References
- ^ Huveneers, C.; McAuley, R.B. (2015). "Orectolobus floridus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T161664A68638011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T161664A68638011.en. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ a b LAST, PETER R.; CHIDLOW, JUSTIN A. (2008-01-04). "Two new wobbegong sharks, Orectolobus floridus sp. nov. and O. parvimaculatus sp. nov. (Orectolobiformes: Orectolobidae), from southwestern Australia". Zootaxa. 1673 (1): 49. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1673.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Orectolobus floridus". FishBase. February 2010 version.