The northern wobbegong (Orectolobus wardi) is a carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, found in the western Pacific Ocean around Australia, between latitudes 9° S to 26° S. It reaches a length of 63 cm.
| Northern wobbegong | |
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| Specimen at Turquoise Bay | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Orectolobidae |
| Genus: | Orectolobus |
| Species: | O. wardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Orectolobus wardi Whitley, 1939
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| Range of Northern wobbegong (in blue) | |
Captivity
editNorthern wobbegongs are excellent aquarium sharks due to their small (30 inch) adult size. They can be successfully reared in 135 gallon aquaria, but sharks in general tend to do better in aquaria 180 gallons or more in volume.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Huveneers, C.; Pollard, D.A.; Gordon, I.; Flaherty, A.A.; Pogonoski, J. (2015). "Orectolobus wardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41839A68639575. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41839A68639575.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Michael, Scott W. (March 2004), "Sharks at Home", Aquarium Fish Magazine, pp. 20–29
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Orectolobus wardi". FishBase. may 2006 version.