Gulf Wobbegong
Orectolobus halei
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
The gulf wobbegong is a mid-sized species of predatory carpet shark with the varied coloration, striking patterning and distinctive morphology typical to the family Orectolobidae; it is native to the Southern Ocean where it inhabits the benthic zone.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Orectolobiformes
- Family
- Orectolobidae
- Genus
- Orectolobus