- Tasselled wobbegong
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Tasselled wobbegong Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Orectolobiformes Family: Orectolobidae Genus: Eucrossorhinus
Regan, 1908Species: E. dasypogon Binomial name Eucrossorhinus dasypogon
(Bleeker, 1867)Range of the tasselled wobbegong The tasselled wobbegong, Eucrossorinus dasypogon, is a carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, found in the western Pacific Ocean between latitudes 1° N and 23° S. It reaches a length of 1.25 m.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Eucrossorhinus dasypogon" in FishBase. may 2006 version.
Categories:- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Orectolobidae
- Ovoviviparous fish
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