Species in the order Orectolobiformes Results 1 - 13
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Hooded carpet shark (Hemiscyllium strahani)
The hooded carpet shark is a little known species with a restricted range around the island of New Guinea. Scattered, large white ...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Indonesian speckled carpet shark (Hemiscyllium freycineti)
The beautifully patterned skin of this shark has a remarkable resemblance to the coat of a leopard. Rust-brown hexagonal spots, w...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Brownbanded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)
The brownbanded bamboo shark is an extremely hardy species, with a slender body and a thick, elongate tail. While the adults are l...  More  8 Images  2 Videos
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Bluespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum)
Information on the bluespotted bamboo shark is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Blind shark (Brachaelurus waddi)
This small, stout shark gets its name from its habit of retracting its eyeballs, which causes its thick eyelids to close, when rem...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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Ornate wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus)
With beautifully elaborate colouration, flattened bodies and branched projections around the jaws, wobbegongs are among the most u...  More  14 Images  1 Video
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Tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus)
The most remarkable feature of the tawny nurse shark is probably its curious ability to change colour between grey and sandy brown...  More  11 Images  2 Videos
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Tasselled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)
This highly unusual looking shark is superbly camouflaged among sun-dappled coral by its beautiful mosaic markings of dark narrow ...  More  14 Images  1 Video
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Leopard shark (Stegostoma fasciatum)
The leopard shark is an immediately recognisable, stunningly attractive species, which derives its common name from its distinctiv...  More  23 Images  2 Videos
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Short-tail nurse shark (Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum)
Information on the short-tail nurse shark is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus)
With its broad and flattened body, and cryptic colouration, the spotted wobbegong is perfectly adapted to a life on the seabed. I...  More  8 Images  0 Videos
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Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
The strange looking nurse shark is not the heavy, fearsome fish we normally expect a shark to look like. Its long, flexible body ...  More  10 Images  1 Video

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