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Order: Orectolobiformes


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45 species
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Photo by Kyne, P.M.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Brachaelurus colcloughi Ogilby, 1908

Photo by Photo by Kyne, P.M.
 
Brachaelurus colcloughi
[Colclough's shark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 122 cm TL
Brachaelurus waddi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Brachaelurus waddi
[Blind shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 89 cm TL
Chiloscyllium arabicum Gubanov, 1980

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chiloscyllium arabicum
[Arabian carpetshark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 57.5 cm TL
Chiloscyllium burmense Dingerkus & DeFino, 1983

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Chiloscyllium burmense
[Burmese bamboo shark]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 67 cm TL
Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum Pellegrin, 1914

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum
[Bluespotted bambooshark]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 77 cm TL
Chiloscyllium griseum Müller & Henle, 1838

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Chiloscyllium griseum
[Grey bambooshark]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Chiloscyllium hasseltii Bleeker, 1852

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Chiloscyllium hasseltii
[Hasselt's bambooshark]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789)

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Chiloscyllium indicum
[Slender bambooshark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 95 cm TL
Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Chiloscyllium plagiosum
[Whitespotted bambooshark]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 132 cm TL
Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller & Henle, 1838

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Chiloscyllium punctatum
[Brownbanded bambooshark]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Cirrhoscyllium expolitum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

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Cirrhoscyllium expolitum
[Barbelthroat carpetshark]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Cirrhoscyllium formosanum Teng, 1959

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Cirrhoscyllium formosanum
[Taiwan saddled carpetshark]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Cirrhoscyllium japonicum Kamohara, 1943

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Cirrhoscyllium japonicum
[Saddle carpetshark]

Photo by Good, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 366 cm TL
Eucrossorhinus dasypogon (Bleeker, 1867)

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Eucrossorhinus dasypogon
[Tasselled wobbegong]

Photo by Freitas, R.

East Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 430 cm TL
Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Photo by Freitas, R.
 
Ginglymostoma cirratum
[Nurse shark]
No picture found

Max. Length 207 cm TL

 
Ginglymostoma unami
[]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 72 cm TL
Hemiscyllium freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Photo by Photo by Malaer, P.
 
Hemiscyllium freycineti
[Indonesia speckled carpetshark]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 56.8 cm TL
Hemiscyllium galei Allen & Erdmann, 2008

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Hemiscyllium galei
[Cenderwasih Epaulette shark]

Photo by Tonozuka, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 77 cm TL
Hemiscyllium hallstromi Whitley, 1967

Photo by Photo by Tonozuka, T.
 
Hemiscyllium hallstromi
[Papuan epaulette shark]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 68.1 cm TL
Hemiscyllium halmahera Allen, Erdmann & Dudgeon, 2013

Photo by Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Hemiscyllium halmahera
[Halmahera Epaulette Shark]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 81.5 cm TL
Hemiscyllium henryi Allen & Erdmann, 2008

Photo by Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Hemiscyllium henryi
[Triton Epaulette shark]
No picture found

Max. Length 69.5 cm TL

 
Hemiscyllium michaeli
[Leopard Epaulette shark]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Western Pacific
Max. Length 107 cm TL
Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Hemiscyllium ocellatum
[Epaulette shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Hemiscyllium strahani Whitley, 1967

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Hemiscyllium strahani
[Hooded carpetshark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 79 cm TL
Hemiscyllium trispeculare Richardson, 1843

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Hemiscyllium trispeculare
[Speckled carpetshark]

Photo by Banks, I.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 320 cm TL
Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831)

Photo by Photo by Banks, I.
 
Nebrius ferrugineus
[Tawny nurse shark]
No picture found

Max. Length 75 cm TL

 
Orectolobus floridus
[Floral banded wobbegong]

Photo by Banks, I.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 256 cm TL
Orectolobus halei Whitley, 1940

Photo by Photo by Banks, I.
 
Orectolobus halei
[Banded wobbegong]
No picture found

Max. Length 149 cm TL

 
Orectolobus hutchinsi
[Western wobbegong]

Photo by Murch, A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 118 cm TL
Orectolobus japonicus Regan, 1906

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Orectolobus japonicus
[Japanese wobbegong]

Photo by Krajangdara, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Orectolobus leptolineatus Last, Pogonoski & White, 2010

Photo by Photo by Krajangdara, T.
 
Orectolobus leptolineatus
[Indonesian wobbegong]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 320 cm TL
Orectolobus maculatus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Orectolobus maculatus
[Spotted wobbegong]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 290 cm TL
Orectolobus ornatus (De Vis, 1883)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Orectolobus ornatus
[Ornate wobbegong]
No picture found

Max. Length 94.3 cm TL

 
Orectolobus parvimaculatus
[Dwarf spotted wobbegong]
No picture found

Max. Length 52.3 cm TL

 
Orectolobus reticulatus
[Network wobbegong]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 63 cm TL
Orectolobus wardi Whitley, 1939

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Orectolobus wardi
[Northern wobbegong]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 87 cm TL
Parascyllium collare Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Parascyllium collare
[Collar carpetshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 42.1 cm TL

 
Parascyllium elongatum
[Elongate carpet shark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Parascyllium ferrugineum McCulloch, 1911

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Parascyllium ferrugineum
[Rusty carpetshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 78.1 cm TL

 
Parascyllium sparsimaculatum
[Sparsely spotted carpetshark]

Photo by Good, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Parascyllium variolatum (Duméril, 1853)

Photo by Photo by Good, P.
 
Parascyllium variolatum
[Varied carpetshark]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Günther, 1867)

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Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum
[Short-tail nurse shark]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Circumglobal, all tropica
Max. Length 2000 cm TL
Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Rhincodon typus
[Whale shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 354 cm TL
Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster, 1781)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Stegostoma tigrinum
[Zebra shark]

Photo by Groeneveld, R.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 92 cm TL
Sutorectus tentaculatus (Peters, 1864)

Photo by Photo by Groeneveld, R.
 
Sutorectus tentaculatus
[Cobbler wobbegong]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Brachaelurus colcloughi Colclough's shark Southwest Pacific 76 TL 1908
Brachaelurus waddi Blind shark Southwest Pacific 122 TL 1801
Chiloscyllium arabicum Arabian carpetshark Western Indian Ocean 89 TL 1980
Chiloscyllium burmense Burmese bamboo shark Eastern Indian Ocean 57.5 TL 1983
Chiloscyllium caeruleopunctatum Bluespotted bambooshark Western Indian Ocean 67 TL 1914
Chiloscyllium griseum Grey bambooshark Indo-West Pacific 77 TL 1838
Chiloscyllium hasseltii Hasselt's bambooshark Indo-West Pacific 61 TL 1852
Chiloscyllium indicum Slender bambooshark Indo-West Pacific 65 TL 1789
Chiloscyllium plagiosum Whitespotted bambooshark Indo-West Pacific 95 TL 1830
Chiloscyllium punctatum Brownbanded bambooshark Indo-West Pacific 132 TL 1838
Cirrhoscyllium expolitum Barbelthroat carpetshark Western Pacific 34 TL 1913
Cirrhoscyllium formosanum Taiwan saddled carpetshark Northwest Pacific 39 TL 1959
Cirrhoscyllium japonicum Saddle carpetshark Northwest Pacific 49 TL 1943
Eucrossorhinus dasypogon Tasselled wobbegong Indo-West Pacific 366 TL 1867
Ginglymostoma cirratum Nurse shark East Atlantic Ocean 430 TL 1788
Ginglymostoma unami Eastern Pacific 207 TL 2015
Hemiscyllium freycineti Indonesia speckled carpetshark Western Pacific 72 TL 1824
Hemiscyllium galei Cenderwasih Epaulette shark Western Pacific 56.8 TL 2008
Hemiscyllium hallstromi Papuan epaulette shark Western Pacific 77 TL 1967
Hemiscyllium halmahera Halmahera Epaulette Shark Western Pacific 68.1 TL 2013
Hemiscyllium henryi Triton Epaulette shark Western Pacific 81.5 TL 2008
Hemiscyllium michaeli Leopard Epaulette shark Westen Pacific Ocean 69.5 TL 2010
Hemiscyllium ocellatum Epaulette shark Western Pacific 107 TL 1788
Hemiscyllium strahani Hooded carpetshark Western Pacific 80 TL 1967
Hemiscyllium trispeculare Speckled carpetshark Western Pacific 79 TL 1843
Nebrius ferrugineus Tawny nurse shark Indo-Pacific 320 TL 1831
Orectolobus floridus Floral banded wobbegong Eastern Indian Ocean 75 TL 2008
Orectolobus halei Banded wobbegong Eastern Indian Ocean 256 TL 1940
Orectolobus hutchinsi Western wobbegong Eastern Indian Ocean 149 TL 2006
Orectolobus japonicus Japanese wobbegong Western Pacific 118 TL 1906
Orectolobus leptolineatus Indonesian wobbegong Western Pacific 120 TL 2010
Orectolobus maculatus Spotted wobbegong Eastern Indian Ocean 320 TL 1788
Orectolobus ornatus Ornate wobbegong Southwest Pacific 290 TL 1883
Orectolobus parvimaculatus Dwarf spotted wobbegong Eastern Indian Ocean 94.3 TL 2008
Orectolobus reticulatus Network wobbegong Indian and Western oceans 52.3 TL 2008
Orectolobus wardi Northern wobbegong Western Central Pacific 63 TL 1939
Parascyllium collare Collar carpetshark Southwest Pacific 87 TL 1888
Parascyllium elongatum Elongate carpet shark Eastern Indian Ocean 42.1 TL 2008
Parascyllium ferrugineum Rusty carpetshark Eastern Indian Ocean 80 TL 1911
Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Sparsely spotted carpetshark Eastern Indian Ocean 78.1 TL 2002
Parascyllium variolatum Varied carpetshark Eastern Indian Ocean 91 TL 1853
Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum Short-tail nurse shark Western Indian Ocean 75 TL 1867
Rhincodon typus Whale shark Circumglobal, all tropica 2000 TL 1828
Stegostoma tigrinum Zebra shark Indo-West Pacific 354 TL 1781
Sutorectus tentaculatus Cobbler wobbegong Eastern Indian Ocean 92 TL 1864



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