WoRMS taxon details

Orectolobus wardi Whitley, 1939

281933  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:281933)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Holotype  AM IA-7784, geounit North Australia  
Holotype AM IA-7784, geounit North Australia [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Orectolobus wardi Whitley, 1939. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281933 on 2024-04-23
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action
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2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   

additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype AM IA-7784, geounit North Australia [details]
From other sources
Habitat A little-known but possibly common tropical
inshore bottom shark of the Australian northern
continental shelf. Occurs on shallow-water reefs in water
less than 3 m deep, often in turbid areas. [details]
LanguageName 
English northern wobbegongNorth Australian wobbegong  [details]
French requin-tapis savetier  [details]
Spanish tapicero zapatilla  [details]