Species of shark
Gulf wobbegong
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1 )
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Superorder:
Selachimorpha
Order:
Orectolobiformes
Family:
Orectolobidae
Genus:
Orectolobus
Species:
O. halei
Binomial name
Orectolobus halei Whitley , 1940
Range of the banded wobbegong (also off Flinders Island )[1]
The Gulf wobbegong or banded wobbegong (Orectolobus halei ) is a species of carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae , found in southern Australia between Southport, Queensland and , Western Australia .[2]
Orectolobus halei is very similar to the ornate wobbegong , O. ornatus , of which it was treated as a synonym until 2006.[3] Despite this, genetic evidence suggests that O. halei is more closely related to the largely sympatric spotted wobbegong , O. maculatus , than either are to the generally more northern O. ornatus .[4]
Compared to O. ornatus , O. halei has more dermal lobes at the posterior preorbital group, a shorter pelvic fin to anal fin interspace, larger pectoral fins , a larger head and larger claspers when mature.[3] It also reaches a significantly larger size, growing to a maximum length of 2.9 metres (9.5 ft), while O. ornatus only reaches 1.17 metres (3.8 ft).[1]
Reproduction is ovoviviparous .
Etymology [ ]
The shark is named in honor of (1895-1963) then the Director of the South Australian Museum .[5]
Conservation Status [ ]
As of October 31, 2021, O. halei has been categorized as Fully Recovered by the IUCN .[6]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b Marsh, N. (2007/08). Wobbegong Update... Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Sportdiving 125: 66-68.
^ Clark, M. (2006). Wobbegong sharks redescribed. Archived 2007-02-15 at the Wayback Machine Practical Fishkeeping
^ a b Huveneers, C. (2006). Redescription of two species of wobbegongs (Chondrichthyes: Orectolobidae) with elevation of Orectolobus halei Whitley 1940 to species level. Zootaxa 1284: 29-51.
^ Corrigan, S., C. Huveneers, T. S. Schwartz, R. G. Harcourt, and L. B. Beheregaray (2008). Genetic and reproductive evidence for two species of ornate wobbegong shark Orectolobus spp. on the Australian east coast. Journal of Fish Biology 73: 1662–1675.
^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ORECTOLOBIFORMES (Carpet Sharks)" . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 January 2022 .
^ Huveneers, C. (2021). "Orectolobus halei (Green Status assessment) " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 : e.T161709A16170920213. Retrieved 15 January 2022 .
Extant shark species
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Chondrichthyes
Subclass Elasmobranchii
Subdivision Selachii
Order Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Hemigaleidae (Weasel sharks)
Leptochariidae
Leptocharias
Barbeled houndshark (L. smithii )
Proscylliidae (Finback sharks)
Pseudotriakidae
Gollum
Slender smooth-hound (G. attenuatus )
Pseudotriakis
False catshark (P. microdon )
Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead sharks)
Eusphyra
Winghead shark (E. blochii )
Sphyrna
Scalloped bonnethead (S. corona )
Whitefin hammerhead (S. couardi )
Scalloped hammerhead (S. lewini )
Scoophead (S. media )
Great hammerhead (S. mokarran )
Bonnethead (S. tiburo )
Smalleye hammerhead (S. tudes )
Smooth hammerhead (S. zygaena )
Triakidae (Houndsharks)
Carcharhinidae
Large family listed below
Scyliorhinidae
Large family listed below
Family Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Carcharhinus
Blacknose shark (C. acronotus )
Silvertip shark (C. albimarginatus )
Bignose shark (C. altimus )
Graceful shark (C. amblyrhynchoides )
Grey reef shark (C. amblyrhynchos )
Pigeye shark (C. amboinensis )
Borneo shark (C. borneensis )
Copper shark (C. brachyurus )
Spinner shark (C. brevipinna )
Nervous shark (C. cautus )
Whitecheek shark (C. dussumieri )
Silky shark (C. falciformis )
Creek whaler (C. fitzroyensis )
Galapagos shark (C. galapagenisis )
Pondicherry shark (C. hemiodon )
Finetooth shark (C. isodon )
Smoothtooth blacktip shark (C. leiodon )
Bull shark (C. leucas )
Blacktip shark (C. limbatus )
Oceanic whitetip shark (C. longimanus )
Hardnose shark (C. macloti )
Blacktip reef shark (C. melanopterus )
Dusky shark (C. obscurus )
Caribbean reef shark (C. perezii )
Sandbar shark (C. plumbeus )
Smalltail shark (C. porosus )
Blackspot shark (C. sealei )
Night shark (C. signatus )
Spottail shark (C. sorrah )
Australian blacktip shark (C. tilstoni )
Galeocerdo Glyphis (River sharks)
Ganges shark (G. gangeticus )
Northern river shark (G. garricki )
Speartooth shark (G. glyphis )
Irrawaddy river shark (G. siamensis )
Borneo river shark (Glyphis sp. B )
Isogomphodon
Daggernose shark (I. oxyrhynchus )
Lamiopsis Loxodon Nasolamia Negaprion
Sicklefin lemon shark (N. acutidens )
Lemon shark (N. brevirostris )
Prionace Rhizoprionodon Scoliodon
Spadenose shark (S. laticaudus )
Triaenodon
Whitetip reef shark (T. obesus )
Family Scyliorhinidae (Catsharks)
Order Heterodontiformes (Bullhead sharks)
Chlamydoselachidae
Chlamydoselachus
Frilled shark (C. anguineus )
Southern African frilled shark (C. africana )
Hexanchidae (Cow sharks)
Heptranchias Hexanchus
Bluntnose sixgill shark (H. griseus )
Bigeyed sixgill shark (H. nakamurai )
Notorynchus
Broadnose sevengill shark (N. cepedianus )
Order Lamniformes (Mackerel sharks)
Alopiidae
Alopias (Thresher sharks)
Pelagic thresher (A. pelagicus )
Bigeye thresher (A. superciliosus )
Common thresher (A. vulpinus )
Alopias sp. (A. sp. )
Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinus
Basking shark (C. maximus )
Lamnidae
Carcharodon
Great white shark (C. carcharias )
Isurus
Shortfin mako shark (I. oxyrinchus )
Longfin mako shark (I. paucus )
Lamna
Salmon shark (L. ditropis )
Porbeagle (L. nasus )
Megachasmidae
Megachasma
Megamouth shark (M. pelagios )
Mitsukurinidae
Mitsukurina
Goblin shark (M. owstoni )
Odontaspididae
Carcharias
Grey nurse shark (C. taurus )
Indian sand tiger (C. tricuspidatus )
Odontaspis
Smalltooth sand tiger (O. ferox )
Bigeye sand tiger (O. noronhai )
Pseudocarchariidae
Pseudocarcharias
Crocodile shark (P. kamoharai )
Order Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks)
Brachaeluridae
Brachaelurus Heteroscyllium
Bluegrey carpetshark (H. colcloughi )
Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks)
Ginglymostoma
Nurse shark (G. cirratum )
Nebrius
Tawny nurse shark (N. ferrugineus )
Pseudoginglymostoma
Short-tail nurse shark (P. brevicaudatum )
Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
Chiloscyllium
Arabian carpetshark (C. arabicum )
Burmese bamboo shark (C. burmensis )
Bluespotted bamboo shark (C. caerulopunctatum )
Grey bamboo shark (C. griseum )
Hasselt's bamboo shark (C. hasseltii )
Slender bamboo shark (C. indicum )
Whitespotted bamboo shark (C. plagiosum )
Brownbanded bamboo shark (C. punctatum )
Hemiscyllium
Indonesian speckled carpetshark (H. freycineti )
H. galei
Papuan epaulette shark (H. hallstromi )
H. henryi
Epaulette shark (H. ocellatum )
Hooded carpetshark (H. strahani )
Speckled carpetshark (H. trispeculare )
Orectolobidae (Wobbegongs)
Parascylliidae (Collared carpet sharks)
Rhincodontidae
Stegostomatidae
Stegostoma
Zebra shark (S. fasciatum )
Order Pristiophoriformes (Sawsharks)
Order Squaliformes
Centrophoridae (Gulper sharks)
Centrophorus
Needle dogfish (C. acus )
Dwarf gulper shark (C. atromarginatus )
Gulper shark (C. granulosus )
Dumb gulper shark (C. harrissoni )
Blackfin gulper shark (C. isodon )
Lowfin gulper shark (C. lusitanicus )
Smallfin gulper shark (C. moluccensis )
Taiwan gulper shark (C. niaukang )
Leafscale gulper shark (C. squamosus )
Mosaic gulper shark (C. tessellatus )
Little gulper shark (C. uyato )
Deania
Dalatiidae
Euprotomicroides
Taillight shark (E. zantedeschia )
Heteroscymnoides
Longnose pygmy shark (H. marleyi )
Mollisquama Dalatias Isistius
Cookiecutter shark (I. brasiliensis )
South China cookiecutter shark (I. labialis )
Largetooth cookiecutter shark (I. plutodus )
Euprotomicrus Squaliolus
Smalleye pygmy shark (S. aliae )
Spined pygmy shark (S. laticaudus )
Etmopteridae
Aculeola
Hooktooth dogfish (A. nigra )
Centroscyllium Etmopterus (Lantern sharks) Miroscyllium
Rasptooth dogfish (M. sheikoi )
Trigonognathus
Viper dogfish (T. kabeyai )
Oxynotidae (Rough sharks)
Somniosidae (Sleeper sharks)
Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Order Squatiniformes (Angel sharks)